CVE-2025-60696
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-11-13
Last updated on: 2025-12-08
Assigner: MITRE
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linksys | re7000_firmware | 2.0.15 |
| linksys | re7000 | * |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-121 | A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a stack-based buffer overflow in the makeRequest.cgi binary of Linksys RE7000 routers. It occurs because the arplookup function uses sscanf with format specifiers that allow reading more bytes than the allocated buffer sizes, leading to overflow and stack corruption. Local attackers who can control the contents of /proc/net/arp can exploit this to cause denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can allow local attackers to cause a denial of service by crashing the router or potentially execute arbitrary code, which could lead to unauthorized control over the device.