CVE-2018-0632 Memory corruption in Aterm W300P

High 7.2 Published 9 Jan 2019 Updated 5 Aug 2024

An attacker with administrator rights can execute arbitrary code on NEC Aterm W300P routers via a buffer overflow in HTTP handling.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-0632?

CVE-2018-0632 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in NEC Corporation Aterm W300P, published on 9 Jan 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in Aterm W300P Ver1.0.13 and earlier allows attacker with administrator rights to execute arbitrary code via HTTP request and response.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0632?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nec Aterm W300p Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-0632?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0632 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2018-0632 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0632 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5766-5253-xv8m.