CVE-2024-54887 is a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting TP-Link TL-WR940N V3 and V4 routers with firmware 3.16.9 and earlier, specifically within the dnsserver1 and dnsserver2 parameters at /userRpm/Wan6to4TunnelCfgRpm.htm. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 8.0 (HIGH), indicating that an authenticated attacker on the adjacent network can achieve arbitrary code execution with root privileges. While the vulnerability allows for significant impact (confidentiality, integrity, and availability), there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.16.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr940n_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.