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CVE-2018-5721
HIGH · CVSS 8.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-01-17T06:29:00.277 · Last modified 2026-06-17T02:00:39.370

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ej_update_variables function in router/httpd/web.c on ASUS routers (when using software from https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin) allows web authenticated attackers to execute code via a request that updates a setting. In ej_update_variables, the length of the variable action_script is not checked, as long as it includes a "_wan_if" substring.

Affected products

asuswrt-merlin — asuswrt-merlin

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References

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