CVE-2019-13614 — CMD_SET_CONFIG_COUNTRY in the TP-Link Device Debug protocol in TP-Link Archer C1

CMD_SET_CONFIG_COUNTRY in the TP-Link Device Debug protocol in TP-Link Archer C1200 1.0.0 Build 20180502 rel.45702 and earlier is prone to a stack-based buffer overflow, which allows a remote attacker to achieve code execution or denial of service by sending a crafted payload to

01What is this vulnerability?

CMD_SET_CONFIG_COUNTRY in the TP-Link Device Debug protocol in TP-Link Archer C1200 1.0.0 Build 20180502 rel.45702 and earlier is prone to a stack-based buffer overflow, which allows a remote attacker to achieve code execution or denial of service by sending a crafted payload to the listening server.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

Ask SARA in chat to draft a starting detection for this CVE in your stack of choice.

07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2019-07-17T17:06:21.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-04T23:57:39.532Z

09References

• fakhrizulkifli.github.io — https://fakhrizulkifli.github.io/posts/2019/07/15/CVE-2019-13614/