CVE-2019-17147

Published Jan 7, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 13.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of TP-LINK TL-WR841N routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the web service, which listens on TCP port 80 by default. When parsing the Host request header, the process does not properly validate the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length static buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the admin user. Was ZDI-CAN-8457.

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
zdi
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 1:33 AM
Reserved
Oct 4, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 7, 2020, 11:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:23 AM