CVE-2021-35004 HIGH

CVE-2021-35004

Vendor Tp-Link
Product TL-WA1201
Weakness CWE-121
Published January 21, 2022
Last update August 4, 2024

CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WA1201 1.0.1 Build 20200709 rel.66244(5553) wireless access points. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of DNS responses. A crafted DNS message can trigger an overflow of a fixed-length, stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-14656.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 21, 2022 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated