CVE-2018-8879
CVSS V2 High 7.5
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Asuswrt-Merlin firmware for ASUS devices older than 384.4 and ASUS firmware before 3.0.0.4.382.50470 for devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a long string to the blocking.asp page via a GET or POST request. Vulnerable parameters are flag, mac, and cat_id.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-8879
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2019-11-21T16:15:11
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-12-04T14:08:07
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac66u_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 3.0.0.4.382.50470 | |
| cpe:2.3:h:asus:rt-ac66u:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.asus.com/Networking/RTAC66U/HelpDesk_BIOS | Product |
| https://pagedout.institute/download/PagedOut_001_beta1.pdf | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8879 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8879 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:58:25 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-04 06:42:44 | 2019-11-21T16:15Z | 2019-11-21T16:15:11 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-04 06:42:44 | 2019-12-04T14:08:07 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-04 06:42:44 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |