Overview
In the world of cybersecurity, vulnerabilities are constantly being discovered and mitigated. One such vulnerability, CVE-2025-7085, is a particularly critical one that affects the Belkin F9K1122, a widely-used networking device. This vulnerability is noteworthy due to its severity and the potential for remote exploitation, making it a significant concern for any organization or individual using the affected device. This vulnerability, if exploited, could lead to a complete system compromise and potential data leakage, amplifying its importance and the necessity for immediate mitigation.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-7085
Severity: Critical (CVSS: 8.8)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Impact: Potential system compromise and data leakage
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Product | Affected Versions
Belkin F9K1122 | 1.00.33
How the Exploit Works
The exploit takes advantage of a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the formiNICWpsStart function of the /goform/formiNICWpsStart file. The attacker can remotely manipulate the ‘pinCode’ argument, causing an overflow in the stack buffer. As a result, an attacker can execute arbitrary code within the context of the device, potentially leading to full system compromise.
Conceptual Example Code
An attacker might exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted HTTP POST request, which could look something like this:
POST /goform/formiNICWpsStart HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
pinCode=11111111AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...[additional A's to overflow buffer]In this conceptual example, the ‘pinCode’ argument is filled with an excessive number of ‘A’ characters, causing a buffer overflow.
Recommended Mitigation
Given the criticality of this vulnerability, immediate action is recommended. In the absence of a vendor patch, users should implement a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary mitigation measure. The WAF or IDS can be configured to block or alert on HTTP POST requests to /goform/formiNICWpsStart that contain an excessively long ‘pinCode’ argument. It’s important to note that these are temporary measures and users should apply the vendor patch as soon as it becomes available.