CVE-2024-42955Public exploit

Unauthenticated service interruption via unbounded sprintf

Published Aug 15, 2024 · Updated Aug 16, 2024

Stack-based buffer overflow in Tenda FH1201 firmware 1.2.0.14(408) allows remote attackers to interrupt service via a crafted POST request. The fromSafeClientFilter function formats the unbounded page parameter into the fixed-size v15 buffer with sprintf. The management endpoint must be reachable on the adjacent network; public evidence establishes denial of service but does not distinguish a crash, reboot, or hang.

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(408) allows remote attackers to interrupt service via a crafted POST request. The fromSafeClientFilter function formats the unbounded page parameter into the fixed-size v15 buffer with sprintf. The management endpoint must be reachable on the adjacent network; public evidence establishes denial of service but does not distinguish a crash, reboot, or hang.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-42955
Published
Aug 15, 2024
Updated
Aug 16, 2024
Vendor
Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd.
Product
FH1201 Firmware
Classifications
CWE-787, CWE-121, T1499
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 15, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.2.0.14(408)

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd. · FH1201 Firmwareversion=1.2.0.14(408)

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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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)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
CWE-121Stack-based Buffer Overflow
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

Public exploit references

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