Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ej_update_variables function in router/httpd/web.c on ASUS routers (when using software from https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin) allows web authenticated attackers to execute code via a request that updates a setting. In ej_update_variables, the length of the variable action_script is not checked, as long as it includes a "_wan_if" substring.
Published: 2018-01-17
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: 1.7% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-17490 Stack-based buffer overflow in the ej_update_variables function in router/httpd/web.c on ASUS routers (when using software from https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin) allows web authenticated attackers to execute code via a request that updates a setting. In ej_update_variables, the length of the variable action_script is not checked, as long as it includes a "_wan_if" substring.
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Asuswrt-merlin Asuswrt-merlin
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T05:40:51.215Z

Reserved: 2018-01-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-5721

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-01-17T06:29:00.277

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:09:14.773

Link: CVE-2018-5721

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