TP-LINK Archer C5/WR710N-V1 httpd heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in TP-LINK Archer C5 and WR710N-V1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component httpd. Performing a manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2022-4498. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in TP-LINK Archer C5 and WR710N-V1 (version now known). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the component httpd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In TP-Link routers, Archer C5 and WR710N-V1, running the latest available code, when receiving HTTP Basic Authentication the httpd service can be sent a crafted packet that causes a heap overflow. This can result in either a DoS (by crashing the httpd process) or an arbitrary code execution.

The weakness was shared 01/12/2023. The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-4498 since 12/14/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/05/2025).

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: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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12/14/2022 🔍
01/12/2023 +29 days 🔍
01/12/2023 +0 days 🔍
11/05/2025 +1028 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: tp-link.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2022-4498 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-4498
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-218049

Entryinfo

Created: 01/12/2023 07:30
Updated: 11/05/2025 14:20
Changes: 01/12/2023 07:30 (37), 02/04/2023 10:22 (11), 11/05/2025 14:20 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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