CVE-2024-42545Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Memory corruption via unchecked SSID decoding

Published Aug 12, 2024 · Updated Aug 13, 2024

Buffer overflow in setWizardCfg in TOTOLINK A3700R 9.1.2u.5822_B20200513 allows remote attackers to corrupt memory via a crafted SSID. The handler passes the POST ssid value to urldecode, which writes decoded bytes into its destination without enforcing a length bound. The published PoC supplies a session cookie; public evidence demonstrates memory corruption but not code execution.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.66%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Buffer overflow in setWizardCfg in TOTOLINK A3700R 9.1.2u.5822_B20200513 allows remote attackers to corrupt memory via a crafted SSID. The handler passes the POST ssid value to urldecode, which writes decoded bytes into its destination without enforcing a length bound. The published PoC supplies a session cookie; public evidence demonstrates memory corruption but not code execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-42545
Published
Aug 12, 2024
Updated
Aug 13, 2024
Vendor
TOTOLINK
Product
A3700R
Classifications
CWE-120, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 12, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 13, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=v9.1.2u.5822_B20200513

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

TOTOLINK · A3700Rversion=v9.1.2u.5822_B20200513

Published CVSS scores

9.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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