Authenticated command execution via unbounded AddMac parameter
Published Jan 14, 2025 · Updated Jan 14, 2025
Stack-based buffer overflow in Wavlink AC3000 M33A8.V5030.210505 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands. The wireless.cgi AddMac() handler passes the unbounded addMac POST value to sprintf for a fixed stack buffer, allowing input longer than 0xc20 bytes to overwrite the return address. Administrative authentication is required; successful exploitation executes code on the router and can fully compromise or interrupt it.
Summary
What happened
Stack-based buffer overflow in Wavlink AC3000 M33A8.V5030.210505 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands. The wireless.cgi AddMac() handler passes the unbounded addMac POST value to sprintf for a fixed stack buffer, allowing input longer than 0xc20 bytes to overwrite the return address. Administrative authentication is required; successful exploitation executes code on the router and can fully compromise or interrupt it.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-39757
- Published
- Jan 14, 2025
- Updated
- Jan 14, 2025
- Vendor
- Wavlink
- Product
- AC3000 Tri-band Wi-Fi Router
- Classifications
- CWE-121, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 14, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 14, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=M33A8.V5030.210505
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Public exploit references
- Cisco Talos AddMac buffer-overflow demonstrationproof of concept · demonstrated
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