Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2019-6989
TP-Link TL-WR940N is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the ipAddrDispose function. By sending specially crafted ICMP echo request packets, a remote authenticated attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
8.8
HIGH
EPSS Probability:11.58%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| tp-link | tl-wr940n_firmware | all |
| tp-link | tl-wr940n | all |
| tp-link | tl-wr941nd_firmware | all |
| tp-link | tl-wr941nd | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
11.580%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2019-01-28T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2019-06-06T17:24:50 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-04T20:38:32 |
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