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CVE-2020-10885

Published: Mar 25, 2020

Modified: Aug 4, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.0

8.1

HIGH

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of TP-Link Archer A7 Firmware Ver: 190726 AC1750 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of DNS responses. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of DNS reponses prior to further processing. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the root user. Was ZDI-CAN-9661.

VendorProductVersions

TP-Link

Archer A7

affected
Firmware Ver: 190726

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

CVSS v3.0 Details

CVSS v3.0 Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

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