CVE-2024-42815

In the TP-Link RE365 V1_180213, there is a buffer overflow vulnerability due to the lack of length verification for the USER_AGENT field in /usr/bin/httpd. Attackers who successfully exploit this vulnerability can cause the remote target device to crash or execute arbitrary commands.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://gist.github.com/XiaoCurry/14d46e0becd79d9bb9907f2fbe147cfe	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://securityonline.info/cve-2024-42815-cvss-9-8-buffer-overflow-flaw-in-tp-link-routers-opens-door-to-rce/	Third Party Advisory Permissions Required

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:re365_firmware:180213:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:re365:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-08-19 20:15

Updated : 2025-07-09 14:47

NVD link : CVE-2024-42815

Mitre link : CVE-2024-42815

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-42815

JSON object : View

Products Affected

tp-link

re365_firmware
re365

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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