Stack-based buffer overflow in AirTies Air 6372, 5760, 5750, 5650TT, 5453, 5444TT, 5443, 5442, 5343, 5342, 5341, and 5021 DSL modems with f…

published 2015-06-19 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-2885

cvss: 10.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 77.7%; EPSS 77.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.5%
public exploits: 3; Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Stack-based buffer overflow in AirTies Air 6372, 5760, 5750, 5650TT, 5453, 5444TT, 5443, 5442, 5343, 5342, 5341, and 5021 DSL modems with firmware 1.0.2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the redirect parameter to cgi-bin/login.

Timeline

2015-03-31 First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/linux/http/airties_login_cgi_bof)
2015-06-19 Published

Exploit prediction

77.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

Metasploit exploit/linux/http/airties_login_cgi_bof Airties login-cgi Buffer Overflow metasploit exploit, normal rank, 2015-03-31
EDB-37170 Airties - login-cgi Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) remote, 2015-06-01
EDB-36577 Airties Air5650TT - Remote Stack Overflow remote, 2015-03-31
bmicrosystems.com http://www.bmicrosystems.com/blog/exploiting-the-airties-air-series/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	10.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

exploit-db.com /exploits/37170/
exploit
exploit-db.com /exploits/36577/
exploit
bmicrosystems.com /blog/exploiting-the-airties-air-series/
exploit
securityfocus.com /bid/75355
vdb-entry
osvdb.org /show/osvdb/120335
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2015-2797
NVD CVE-2015-2797

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Summary