CVE-2018-15172 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in TP-Link WR840N devices, specifically affecting the firmware, which can be triggered by a crafted, long Authorization HTTP header. This vulnerability carries a CVSSv3 score of 7.5 (High), indicating it can be exploited remotely without authentication and with low complexity, leading to a denial of service. While no active exploitation has been observed and it's not on CISA's KEV catalog, a proof-of-concept exploit exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding it.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr840n_firmware:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.