CVE-2024-42949 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a Denial of Service on Tenda FH1201 routers via a crafted POST request exploiting a stack overflow.

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-2024-42949?

CVE-2024-42949 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Tenda FH1201 v1.2.0.14 (408) was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the qos parameter in the fromqossetting function. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted POST request.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-121

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42949?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Tendacn Fh1201 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2024-42949?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42949 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-2024-42949 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-42949 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-84mw-hccv-m82r.

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