Authenticated CGI-process crash via unbounded ipaddr formatting
Published Mar 8, 2026 · Updated Mar 8, 2026
Stack buffer overflow in Wavlink WL-NU516U1 251208 allows remote authenticated users to crash login.cgi via a long ipaddr value. In sub_401A10, sprintf writes the unbounded parameter into a 128-byte stack buffer after a character filter checks content but not length. A valid session cookie and the administrator password hash are required; the demonstrated consequence is a CGI-process crash, while code execution is unconfirmed.
Summary
What happened
Stack buffer overflow in Wavlink WL-NU516U1 251208 allows remote authenticated users to crash login.cgi via a long ipaddr value. In sub_401A10, sprintf writes the unbounded parameter into a 128-byte stack buffer after a character filter checks content but not length. A valid session cookie and the administrator password hash are required; the demonstrated consequence is a CGI-process crash, while code execution is unconfirmed.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-3703
- Published
- Mar 8, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 8, 2026
- Vendor
- Wavlink
- Product
- WL-NU516U1
- Classifications
- CWE-787, CWE-119, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 8, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=251208
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Public exploit references
- WL-NU516U1 ipaddr denial-of-service PoCproof of concept · demonstrated
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