CVE-2024-8578
Published: 08 September 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-8578 is a high-severity Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120) vulnerability in Totolink T8 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.7 (High).
Operationally, 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-2024-49281
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability was found in TOTOLINK AC1200 T8 4.1.5cu.861_B20230220. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function setWiFiMeshName of the file /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi. The manipulation of the argument device_name leads to buffer overflow. The attack may…
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be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
- 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.