CVE-2024-42953Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Service interruption via unchecked PPW password decoding

Published Aug 15, 2024 · Updated Aug 15, 2024

Stack-based buffer overflow in Tenda FH1201 Firmware 1.2.0.14 allows remote attackers to interrupt service via a crafted POST request. The fromWizardHandle function passes the attacker-controlled PPW value to decodePwd, which copies bytes into the fixed-size v54 stack array without a bounds check. No authentication or user interaction is required, and the reported consequence is service interruption without data disclosure or modification.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.55%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stack-based buffer overflow in Tenda FH1201 Firmware 1.2.0.14 allows remote attackers to interrupt service via a crafted POST request. The fromWizardHandle function passes the attacker-controlled PPW value to decodePwd, which copies bytes into the fixed-size v54 stack array without a bounds check. No authentication or user interaction is required, and the reported consequence is service interruption without data disclosure or modification.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-42953
Published
Aug 15, 2024
Updated
Aug 15, 2024
Vendor
Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd.
Product
FH1201 Firmware
Classifications
CWE-121, CWE-787, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 15, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 15, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.2.0.14

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd. · FH1201 Firmwareversion=1.2.0.14

Published CVSS scores

6.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-121Stack-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
T1499.004Endpoint Denial of Service: Application or System Exploitation

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