{"id":42956,"date":"2025-05-23T00:13:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T00:13:17","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-08T20:16:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T02:16:39","slug":"cve-2025-4730-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-routers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4730-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-routers\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-4730: Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in TOTOLINK Routers<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A newly discovered vulnerability in TOTOLINK A3002R and A3002RU routers, identified as CVE-2025-4730, poses a serious threat to network security. This critical-rated vulnerability resides in an unknown functionality of the file \/boafrm\/formMapDel and can be exploited via an HTTP POST request. The manipulation of the argument devicemac1 leads to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32756-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-multiple-fortinet-products\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48390\">buffer overflow<\/a> situation. This can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27891-samsung-mobile-and-wearable-processors-vulnerability-leads-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"49293\">potentially compromise the system or lead<\/a> to data leakage, making it a significant concern for users and network administrators of these specific TOTOLINK router models.<br \/>\nThe exploit has been publicly disclosed and is open to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5997-privileged-api-misuse-leads-to-potential-system-compromise-in-beamsec-phishpro\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80856\">potential misuse<\/a>, further raising the urgency for effective mitigation. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30387-severe-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-azure-allowing-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48729\">vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS Severity<\/a> Score of 8.8, signifying its high impact and gravity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-4730<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (8.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-42977-path-handling-vulnerability-that-risks-data-leakage-and-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56971\">System compromise or data leakage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3216838621\" 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: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\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: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\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: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45861-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-a3002r-router\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48906\">TOTOLINK A3002R<\/a> | 3.0.0-B20230809.1615<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4825-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-a702r-a3002r-and-a3002ru-routers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51254\">TOTOLINK A3002RU<\/a> | 3.0.0-B20230809.1615<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43559-coldfusion-improper-input-validation-vulnerability-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"49220\">vulnerability exists due to improper input validation<\/a> in the HTTP POST Request Handler. This allows an attacker to manipulate the &#8216;devicemac1&#8217; argument, leading to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-29840-critical-stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-windows-media\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48492\">buffer overflow<\/a> condition. Buffer overflow is a situation where an application stores more data in a buffer than it can hold, which can result in corruption of data, crash the application, or in severe cases, lead to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26389-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-ozw672-and-ozw772\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48482\">code execution<\/a>. In this case, a successful exploit could result in the attacker gaining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45746-unauthorized-system-access-via-hardcoded-jwt-secret-in-zkt-zkbio-cvsecurity\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48919\">unauthorized access to the system<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2223631414\" 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>Here&#8217;s a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. Note that this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49526-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-illustrator-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75237\">code is purely illustrative<\/a> and is not a working exploit.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/boafrm\/formMapDel HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\ndevicemac1=00:11:22:33:44:55%00[Buffer overflow data]<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker sends a POST request to the vulnerable endpoint, with the &#8216;devicemac1&#8217; parameter manipulated to cause a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45863-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-a3002r-routers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48885\">buffer overflow<\/a>.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s strongly recommended to apply the vendor patch as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation against this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26390-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-ozw672-and-ozw772-devices\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48240\">critical vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A newly discovered vulnerability in TOTOLINK A3002R and A3002RU routers, identified as CVE-2025-4730, poses a serious threat to network security. This critical-rated vulnerability resides in an unknown functionality of the file \/boafrm\/formMapDel and can be exploited via an HTTP POST request. The manipulation of the argument devicemac1 leads to a buffer overflow situation. 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