Tenda AC6/AC7/AC9/F1203/FH1205 formSetClientState deviceId stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Tenda AC6, AC7, AC9, F1203 and FH1205. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects the function formSetClientState. The manipulation of the argument deviceId leads to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-38933. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Tenda AC6, AC7, AC9, F1203 and FH1205 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function formSetClientState. The manipulation of the argument deviceId with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Tenda AC6 V2.0 V15.03.06.23, AC7 V1.0 V15.03.06.44, F1203 V2.0.1.6, AC5 V1.0 V15.03.06.28, FH1203 V2.0.1.6 and AC9 V3.0 V15.03.06.42_multi, and FH1205 V2.0.0.7(775) were discovered to contain a stack overflow via the deviceId parameter in the formSetClientState function.

The weakness was disclosed 08/08/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-38933 since 07/25/2023. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-42693). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Remote: Partially

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Timelineinfo

07/25/2023 🔍
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01/21/2026 +897 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: tenda.com.cn

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-38933 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-38933
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-236327
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2023 07:43
Updated: 01/21/2026 09:46
Changes: 08/08/2023 07:43 (38), 01/21/2026 09:46 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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