CVE-2024-3906Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated controller compromise via PPPOEPassword stack overflow

Published Apr 17, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Stack-based buffer overflow in Tenda AC500 2.0.1.9(1307) allows remote authenticated users to corrupt the controller process via HTTP. The formQuickIndex handler fails to bound PPPOEPassword data before it exceeds a stack buffer. Access to the web management endpoint is required, and successful exploitation can alter process memory or crash the controller.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability1.66%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stack-based buffer overflow in Tenda AC500 2.0.1.9(1307) allows remote authenticated users to corrupt the controller process via HTTP. The formQuickIndex handler fails to bound PPPOEPassword data before it exceeds a stack buffer. Access to the web management endpoint is required, and successful exploitation can alter process memory or crash the controller.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-3906
Published
Apr 17, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd.
Product
AC500
Classifications
CWE-787, CWE-121, T1210
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 17, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.0.1.9(1307)

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd. · AC500version=2.0.1.9(1307)

Published CVSS scores

8.8VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.0VulDBAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
CWE-121Stack-based Buffer Overflow
T1210Exploitation of Remote Services

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