CVE-2024-40085 — A Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the local_app_set_router_wan function of Vilo

A Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the local_app_set_router_wan function of Vilo 5 Mesh WiFi System <= 5.16.1.33 allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code via pppoe_username and pppoe_password fields being larger than 128 bytes in length.

01What is this vulnerability?

A Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the local_app_set_router_wan function of Vilo 5 Mesh WiFi System <= 5.16.1.33 allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code via pppoe_username and pppoe_password fields being larger than 128 bytes in length.

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: 2024-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-10-22T16:58:08.437Z

09References

• vilo.com — http://vilo.com
• github.com — https://github.com/byu-cybersecurity-research/vilo/blob/main/vulns/CVE-2024-4008…