CVE-2021-29302
Published: 12 April 2021
Summary
CVE-2021-29302 is a high-severity Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120) vulnerability in Tp-Link Tl-Wr802N Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 6.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-15938
Vulnerability details
TP-Link TL-WR802N(US), Archer_C50v5_US v4_200 <= 2020.06 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the httpd process in the body message. The attack vector is: The attacker can get shell of the router by sending a message through the network, which may…
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lead to remote code execution.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Platform-independent managed code eliminates the need for unchecked native buffer copies that are the root cause of classic buffer overflows.