Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 21, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-8879
CVE-2018-8879
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Asuswrt-Merlin firmware for ASUS devices older than 384.4 and ASUS firmware before 3.0.0.4.382.50470 for devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a long string to the blocking.asp page via a GET or POST request. Vulnerable parameters are flag, mac, and cat_id.
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Affected products
4- Range: <384.4
- Range: <3.0.0.4.382.50470
- ASUS/Asuswrt-Merlin firmwaredescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- pagedout.institute/download/PagedOut_001_beta1.pdfnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.asus.com/Networking/RTAC66U/HelpDesk_BIOSnvdProduct
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