VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-35004

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability7.74%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-01-21
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com: CWE-121

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