CVE-2024-42950 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

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

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-2024-42950?

CVE-2024-42950 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42950?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Tenda Fh1201 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2024-42950?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42950 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2024-42950 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-42950 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c62c-fvgv-j4v4.

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