Device takeover via REMOTE_USER stack overflow
Published Dec 30, 2022 · Updated Apr 11, 2025
Stack overflow in TRENDnet TEW-755AP 1.13B01 firmware allows remote attackers to take over the device via a crafted REMOTE_USER value. The get_access function (sub_45AC2C) processes the REMOTE_USER parameter without enforcing the destination stack buffer's bounds, allowing adjacent memory to be overwritten. No authentication or user interaction is required, and successful exploitation grants access to the device operating system.
Summary
What happened
Stack overflow in TRENDnet TEW-755AP 1.13B01 firmware allows remote attackers to take over the device via a crafted REMOTE_USER value. The get_access function (sub_45AC2C) processes the REMOTE_USER parameter without enforcing the destination stack buffer's bounds, allowing adjacent memory to be overwritten. No authentication or user interaction is required, and successful exploitation grants access to the device operating system.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-46585
- Published
- Dec 30, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 11, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-787, T1210
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Dec 30, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 11, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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