CVE-2018-6692 Wemo Insight Smart Plug - Remote Code Execution vulnerability
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on Belkin Wemo Insight Smart Plugs via a stack-based buffer overflow in the UPnP handler.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-6692?
CVE-2018-6692 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Belkin Wemo Insight Smart Plug, published on 21 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libUPnPHndlr.so in Belkin Wemo Insight Smart Plug allows remote attackers to bypass local security protection via a crafted HTTP post packet.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6692?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Belkin Wemo Insight Smart Plug Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6692?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6692 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-2018-6692 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6692 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2mr4-c9g2-mv44.