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CVE-2024-2978

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2024-03-27
  • WeaknessCWE-121 · CWE-787

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Description

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Tenda F1203 2.0.1.6. This affects the function formSetCfm of the file /goform/setcfm. The manipulation of the argument funcpara1 leads to stack-based buffer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-258147. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2024-03-2714:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

CISA-ADP · NVD
Tenda f1203
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.0= 2.0.1.6no fix published
Tenda f1203 firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.0= 2.0.1.6no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As VulDB, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Tenda F1203
    Affected
    • = 2.0.1.6no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2024-03-27

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2024-03-28
  • CNACVSS 3.18.8known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
  • CNACVSS 2.09known since 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-121known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-787read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.8 %2026-11-08
  • GitHub Advisoriesadvisory—

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2024-03-27
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-675v-vq7w-gjcf

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-2978?

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Tenda F1203 2.0.1.6. This affects the function formSetCfm of the file /goform/setcfm. The manipulation of the argument funcpara1 leads to stack-based buffer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-258147. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Is CVE-2024-2978 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2024-2978, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-2978?

CVE-2024-2978 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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