DD-WRT Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Under Investigation
An early warning has been issued regarding a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in DD-WRT that could allow unauthenticated attackers to execute code.
What happened
An early warning has been issued regarding a vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-27137 in DD-WRT. This vulnerability reportedly allows an unauthenticated attacker to overflow an internal buffer used by UPnP, potentially triggering a code execution vulnerability. The issue is under investigation and has been added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. Professional software engineers using DD-WRT are advised to upgrade to the latest version and review UPnP settings to minimize exposure. Further details about the vulnerability and affected versions should be obtained from primary sources as the situation develops.
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