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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2018-15172 EUVD-2018-7052GHSA-j7jv-8w7c-6jr8

TP-Link WR840N devices have a buffer overflow via a long Authorization HTTP header.

Published Aug 15, 2018 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

TP-Link WR840N devices have a buffer overflow via a long Authorization HTTP header.

Public exploits

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Exploit-DB 1

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