TP-LINK TL-WR886N/TL-WR886N Services JSON Data input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in TP-LINK TL-WR886N and TL-WR886N. This affects an unknown part of the component Services. The manipulation as part of JSON Data results in input validation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-17017. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in TP-LINK TL-WR886N and TL-WR886N (Router Operating System) (unknown version). Affected is an unknown code block of the component Services. The manipulation as part of a JSON Data leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered on TP-Link TL-WR886N 6.0 2.3.4 and TL-WR886N 7.0 1.1.0 devices. Authenticated attackers can crash router services (e.g., inetd, HTTP, DNS, and UPnP) via long JSON data for dhcpd udhcpd enable.

The bug was discovered 09/12/2018. The weakness was presented 09/13/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-17017 since 09/13/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: tp-link.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-17017 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-17017
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124038
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/15/2018 07:47
Updated: 03/23/2020 19:20
Changes: 09/15/2018 07:47 (58), 03/23/2020 19:20 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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