CVE-2019-6989
highpriority · attend · 49EPSS 0.114 · 96 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
TP-Link TL-WR940N is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the ipAddrDispose function. By sending specially crafted ICMP echo request packets, a remote authenticated attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-46678TP-LINK TL-WR940N / TL-WR941ND - Buffer OverflowPoC · exploit_db
affected products (5)
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also known as (5)
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sources
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references (9)
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- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6989cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152458/TP-LINK-TL-WR940N-TL-WR941ND-Buffer-Overflow.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46678cnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46678/cnnvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152458/TP-LINK-TL-WR940N-TL-WR941ND-Buffer-Overflow.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46678/enisa_euvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152458/TP-LINK-TL-WR940N-TL-WR941ND-Buffer-Overflow.htmlnvd
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