CVE-2023-48194 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 6.3 Published Updated

A memory corruption vulnerability in Tenda AC8v4 routers allows attackers to overwrite registers and potentially execute arbitrary code via the set_client_qos function.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-48194?

CVE-2023-48194 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Tenda Ac8 Firmware, published on 9 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in Tenda AC8v4 .V16.03.34.09 due to sscanf and the last digit of s8 being overwritten with \x0. After executing set_client_qos, control over the gp register can be obtained.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-48194?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Tenda Ac8 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2023-48194?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-48194 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-2023-48194 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-48194 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

All Tenda Ac8 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-396g-xc2g-5qhm.

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