Router crash via unchecked SSID stack copy
Published Aug 14, 2025 · Updated Aug 14, 2025
Stack-based buffer overflow in Tenda TX3 16.03.13.11_multi_TDE01 allows remote authenticated users to crash the router via an SSID. The form_fast_setting_wifi_set handler retrieves ssid with websGetVar and copies it into the fixed-size par stack buffer with strcpy without checking its length. The public proof of concept sends one POST and reports a freeze or crash requiring physical reboot, while the CNA assessment requires low privileges.
Summary
What happened
Stack-based buffer overflow in Tenda TX3 16.03.13.11_multi_TDE01 allows remote authenticated users to crash the router via an SSID. The form_fast_setting_wifi_set handler retrieves ssid with websGetVar and copies it into the fixed-size par stack buffer with strcpy without checking its length. The public proof of concept sends one POST and reports a freeze or crash requiring physical reboot, while the CNA assessment requires low privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-8958
- Published
- Aug 14, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 14, 2025
- Vendor
- Shenzhen Tenda Technology Co., Ltd.
- Product
- TX3
- Classifications
- CWE-121, CWE-119, T1499
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 14, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 14, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=16.03.13.11_multi_TDE01
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Public exploit references
- Tenda TX3 fast_setting_wifi_set SSID overflow proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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