First published: Fri Mar 29 2019(Updated: )
TP-Link TL-WR840N devices allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (networking outage) via fragmented packets, as demonstrated by an "nmap -f" command.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Tp-link Tl-wr840n Firmware | ||
TP-LINK TL-WR840N |
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CVE-2018-15840 is a vulnerability in TP-Link TL-WR840N devices that allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (networking outage) via fragmented packets.
CVE-2018-15840 affects TP-Link TL-WR840N devices by allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (networking outage).
CVE-2018-15840 has a severity rating of high (7.5).
There is no official fix available for CVE-2018-15840, it is recommended to contact TP-Link for further assistance.
More information about CVE-2018-15840 can be found at https://hackingvila.wordpress.com/2019/02/17/tp-link-wireless-n-router-wr840n-buffer-overflow-cve-2018-15840/