CVE-2023-39745
Published: 21 August 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-39745 is a high-severity Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120) vulnerability in Tp-Link Tl-Wr940N V2 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 28.0th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-43445
Vulnerability details
TP-Link TL-WR940N V2, TP-Link TL-WR941ND V5 and TP-Link TL-WR841N V8 were discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the component /userRpm/AccessCtrlAccessRulesRpm. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted GET request.
- 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.