Description
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in TOTOLINK N200RE V5 9.3.5u.6437_B20230519. This affects the function Validity_check. The manipulation leads to format string. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The root-cause of the vulnerability is a format string issue. But the impact is to bypass the validation which leads to to OS command injection. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-238635.
Es wurde eine Schwachstelle in TOTOLINK N200RE V5 9.3.5u.6437_B20230519 entdeckt. Sie wurde als kritisch eingestuft. Es betrifft die Funktion Validity_check. Dank Manipulation mit unbekannten Daten kann eine format string-Schwachstelle ausgenutzt werden. Der Angriff kann über das Netzwerk erfolgen. Der Exploit steht zur öffentlichen Verfügung.
Understanding This Vulnerability
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