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CVE-2023-0782 — A vulnerability was found in Tenda AC23 16.03.07.45 and classified as critical

Critical CVSS 9.8

A vulnerability was found in Tenda AC23 16.03.07.45 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function formSetSysToolDDNS/formGetSysToolDDNS of the file /bin/httpd. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-220640.

Severity
Critical
CVSS
9.8 (3.1)
Published
2023-02-11
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system
Weaknesses
CWE-787

Affected products

  • tenda / ac23_firmware / 16.03.07.45

Matched remediation archetype

Buffer bounds, memory safety, and memory corruption

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Check exposure

  • Identify affected native-code versions, build flags, architectures, parsers, codecs, drivers, and input paths in all shipped artifacts.
  • Determine whether untrusted data reaches the affected routine and the process privilege, sandbox, and network exposure.
  • Confirm statically linked, vendored, firmware, and platform-provided copies, not only package-manager records.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the maintained upstream correction or replace the affected component, then rebuild every dependent artifact from clean inputs.
  • Adopt bounds-checked interfaces, validated sizes and integer conversions, clear ownership, and memory-safe components where practical.
  • Enable supported compiler and runtime hardening and add sanitized tests and fuzz regression seeds derived from non-weaponized fixtures.

Authoritative sources

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