CVE-2023-40042 — TOTOLINK T10_v2 5

TOTOLINK T10_v2 5.9c.5061_B20200511 has a stack-based buffer overflow in setStaticDhcpConfig in /lib/cste_modules/lan.so. Attackers can send crafted data in an MQTT packet, via the comment parameter, to control the return address and execute code.

01What is this vulnerability?

TOTOLINK T10_v2 5.9c.5061_B20200511 has a stack-based buffer overflow in setStaticDhcpConfig in /lib/cste_modules/lan.so. Attackers can send crafted data in an MQTT packet, via the comment parameter, to control the return address and execute code.

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

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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: 2023-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-10-10T19:39:02.065Z

09References

• www.totolink.cn — http://www.totolink.cn
• github.com — https://github.com/Korey0sh1/IoT_vuln/blob/main/TOTOLINK/T10_V2/setStaticDhcpCon…
• www.totolink.net — https://www.totolink.net/home/menu/detail/menu_listtpl/download/id/172/ids/36.ht…