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CVE-2017-13772 in the critical feed json

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in TP-Link WR940N WiFi routers with hardware version 4 allow remote authenticated users to execute ar…

published 2017-10-23 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-5287

cvss
8.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
51.4%
EPSS 51.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in TP-Link WR940N WiFi routers with hardware version 4 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via the (1) ping_addr parameter to PingIframeRpm.htm or (2) dnsserver2 parameter to WanStaticIpV6CfgRpm.htm.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-43022)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

51.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-48994 TP-Link WDR4300 - Remote Code Execution (Authenticated) remote, 2020-11-05
  • EDB-43022 TP-Link WR940N - (Authenticated) Remote Code webapps, 2017-10-17

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

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

References

Sources

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