VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-15840

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability1.86%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-03-29
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

TP-Link TL-WR840N devices allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (networking outage) via fragmented packets, as demonstrated by an "nmap -f" command.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Primary references