CVE-2018-5721

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ej_update_variables function in router/httpd/web.c on ASUS routers (when using software from…

published January 17, 2018

CVSS
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EPSS
2%
Percentile
79.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ej_update_variables function in router/httpd/web.c on ASUS routers (when using software from https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin) allows web authenticated attackers to execute code via a request that updates a setting. In ej_update_variables, the length of the variable action_script is not checked, as long as it includes a "_wan_if" substring.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01938 · 79.9th percentile
Published
2018-01-17T06:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 JAN 06:00Z
    Stack-based buffer overflow in the ej_update_variables function in router/httpd/web.c on ASUS routers (when using software from…
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