CVE-2021-44631 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A Buffer Overflow vulnerability exists in TP-LINK WR-886N 20190826 2.3.8 in the /cloud_config/router_post/reset_cloud_pwd feature, which allows malicous users to execute arbitrary code on the system via a crafted post request.

Published: 2022-03-09

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 2.6% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr886n_firmware:20190826_2.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wr886n:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-31452	A Buffer Overflow vulnerability exists in TP-LINK WR-886N 20190826 2.3.8 in the /cloud_config/router_post/reset_cloud_pwd feature, which allows malicous users to execute arbitrary code on the system via a crafted post request.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02576.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/Yu3H0/IoT_CVE/tree/main/886N/resetCloudPwdRegister

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Tp-link Tl-wr886n Tl-wr886n Firmware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-03-09T21:55:34.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T04:25:16.864Z

Reserved: 2021-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-44631

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-03-10T17:44:21.703

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:12:37.900

Link: CVE-2021-44631

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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