Memory corruption via plugins.so RPC buffer overflow
Published Apr 26, 2025 · Updated Apr 28, 2025
Buffer overflow in GL.iNet router firmware 4.x allows adjacent authenticated attackers to corrupt memory through crafted RPC input. The affected function inside plugins.so is undisclosed; public records identify neither the RPC field nor the copy operation that overruns the buffer. Exploitation requires adjacent-network access and low privileges, but published material does not state whether the result is a crash or code execution.
Summary
What happened
Buffer overflow in GL.iNet router firmware 4.x allows adjacent authenticated attackers to corrupt memory through crafted RPC input. The affected function inside plugins.so is undisclosed; public records identify neither the RPC field nor the copy operation that overruns the buffer. Exploitation requires adjacent-network access and low privileges, but published material does not state whether the result is a crash or code execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-2851
- Published
- Apr 26, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2025
- Vendor
- GL.iNet
- Product
- GL-AX1800 Flint
- Classifications
- CWE-119, CWE-120, T1210
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 26, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 28, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=4.x
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