{"id":22144,"date":"2025-04-12T08:56:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T08:56:49","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-04-17T06:17:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T06:17:19","slug":"cve-2024-0572-critical-vulnerability-in-totolink-lr1200gb-leading-to-system-compromise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-0572-critical-vulnerability-in-totolink-lr1200gb-leading-to-system-compromise\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2024-0572: Critical Vulnerability in Totolink LR1200GB leading to System Compromise<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A critical vulnerability has been identified in the popular network product, Totolink LR1200GB version 9.1.0u.6619_B20230130. This vulnerability, classified as CVE-2024-0572, poses a substantial risk to systems and networks using this product, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage if exploited. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-21673-high-impact-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-confluence-data-center-and-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"28882\">vulnerability not only has a high impact<\/a> but is also of concern due to the lack of response from the vendor despite early notification about the disclosure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2024-0572<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS score 8.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-0576-critical-vulnerability-in-totolink-lr1200gb-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"29359\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1779788651\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-0573-critical-vulnerability-in-totolink-lr1200gb-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"29018\">Totolink LR1200GB<\/a> | 9.1.0u.6619_B20230130<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2780-critical-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-woffice-core-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"27348\">vulnerability lies in the function setOpModeCfg of the file<\/a> \/cgi-bin\/cstecgi.cgi. The flaw allows for the manipulation of the argument pppoeUser, which leads to stack-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-49251-a-deep-dive-into-the-critical-buffer-overflow-exploit\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25442\">buffer overflow<\/a>. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-0536-critical-remote-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-w9-1-0-0-74456\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"26902\">overflow can be triggered remotely<\/a> and without any requirement of user interaction or privileged access, making it a severe threat to any system running the affected version of Totolink LR1200GB.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2438397205\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>An attacker could potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-47992-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-exploit-in-freeimage-library\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25578\">exploit this vulnerability<\/a> by sending a manipulated HTTP POST request to the target. This could look something like:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/cgi-bin\/cstecgi.cgi HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\npppoeUser=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA... (till buffer overflows)<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this conceptual example, &#8216;A&#8217;s are used to represent the malicious payload. The length of the payload would vary depending on the specific <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3328-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-ac1206-could-lead-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"29844\">system&#8217;s buffer<\/a> size.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As of now, the best course of action is to apply the vendor patch once it becomes available. However, given the absence of response from the vendor, users should consider implementing other security measures such as a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-51063-understanding-and-mitigating-a-dom-based-xss-vulnerability-in-qstar-archive-solutions\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"27055\">mitigate the risk posed by this vulnerability<\/a> temporarily. It is also recommended to monitor any network activity closely and report any suspicious activities to the appropriate personnel immediately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A critical vulnerability has been identified in the popular network product, Totolink LR1200GB version 9.1.0u.6619_B20230130. This vulnerability, classified as CVE-2024-0572, poses a substantial risk to systems and networks using this product, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage if exploited. 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