CVE-2024-7180
Published: 29 July 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-7180 is a high-severity Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120) vulnerability in Totolink A3600R Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.7 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 46.8% 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-2024-48148
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in TOTOLINK A3600R 4.1.2cu.5182_B20201102. This affects the function setPortForwardRules of the file /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi. The manipulation of the argument comment leads to buffer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The…
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exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-272601 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Buffer overflow in the public-facing web CGI interface (/cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi) enables remote code execution via exploitation of a public-facing application.
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.