Authenticated CGI crash via unbounded sprintf
Published Mar 6, 2026 · Updated Mar 6, 2026
Stack buffer overflow in Wavlink WL-NU516U1 V240425 allows remote authenticated users to crash login.cgi via a crafted ipaddr value. In sub_401A0C, sprintf inserts the unbounded ipaddr value into a 128-byte stack buffer, overwriting the stack frame and return address. Exploitation requires an administrator-password hash and valid session cookie; the demonstrated consequence is a login.cgi segmentation fault and HTTP 500 response.
Summary
What happened
Stack buffer overflow in Wavlink WL-NU516U1 V240425 allows remote authenticated users to crash login.cgi via a crafted ipaddr value. In sub_401A0C, sprintf inserts the unbounded ipaddr value into a 128-byte stack buffer, overwriting the stack frame and return address. Exploitation requires an administrator-password hash and valid session cookie; the demonstrated consequence is a login.cgi segmentation fault and HTTP 500 response.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-3613
- Published
- Mar 6, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 6, 2026
- Vendor
- Wavlink
- Product
- WL-NU516U1
- Classifications
- CWE-119, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
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- Mar 6, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 6, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=V240425
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- WL-NU516U1 ipaddr stack-buffer-overflow proof of conceptfunctional · demonstrated
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