{"id":44929,"date":"2025-05-27T21:58:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T21:58:32","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-06-16T11:22:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T17:22:58","slug":"cve-2025-44884-critical-stack-overflow-vulnerability-in-fw-wgs-804hpt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44884-critical-stack-overflow-vulnerability-in-fw-wgs-804hpt\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-44884: Critical Stack Overflow Vulnerability in FW-WGS-804HPT<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, a new vulnerability has been discovered which has the potential to compromise systems or lead to significant data leakage. This vulnerability, catalogued as CVE-2025-44884, affects the FW-WGS-804HPT system, specifically the version v1.305b241111. As a significant threat, it necessitates immediate attention and mitigation to prevent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-22190-critical-gitpython-vulnerability-exposes-windows-systems-to-potential-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51332\">potential breaches and system<\/a> compromises.<br \/>\nThis vulnerability particularly matters as it offers an exploit via the web_sys_infoContact_post function, which essentially results in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44886-critical-stack-overflow-vulnerability-in-fw-wgs-804hpt\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"52625\">stack overflow<\/a>. Given the severity of this exploit, it is crucial for system administrators, security professionals, and stakeholders leveraging the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44898-critical-stack-overflow-vulnerability-in-fw-wgs-804hpt-resulting-in-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"52635\">FW-WGS-804HPT system<\/a>, to understand and take prompt action against this vulnerability.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-44884<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-52880-critical-vulnerability-in-insyde-insydeh2o-kernels-potentially-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51424\">System Compromise and Potential<\/a> Data Leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-636486531\" 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>FW-WGS-804HPT | v1.305b241111<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of a stack overflow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4809-critical-vulnerability-in-tenda-ac7-router-leads-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"50588\">vulnerability in the web_sys_infoContact_post function of the FW-WGS-804HPT system<\/a>. A stack overflow condition is a type of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4810-critical-remote-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-ac7\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"50655\">buffer<\/a> overflow where a program writes more data to a buffer located on the stack than what is actually allocated for that buffer. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-45566-critical-memory-corruption-vulnerability-resulting-in-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58265\">results in the program overwriting adjacent memory<\/a> locations.<br \/>\nAn attacker can manipulate the data sent to this function, causing the system to try and store more data than its allocated memory can handle, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-32401-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-macos-leads-to-potential-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51636\">leading to a stack overflow<\/a>. This overflow can result in erratic behavior, crashes, or in some cases, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47916-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-invision-community-5-0-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"50402\">execution of arbitrary or malicious code<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3961943782\" 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 is a<br \/>\n<strong>conceptual<\/strong><br \/>\n example of how an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4827-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-http-post-request-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"50938\">HTTP request exploiting this vulnerability<\/a> might look:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/web_sys_infoContact_post HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{\n&quot;data&quot;: &quot;A&quot;.repeat(1000000)   \/\/ A string larger than stack allocation\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the data field is filled with a string that exceeds the stack allocation, causing a stack overflow and potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-41075-high-risk-type-confusion-vulnerability-allowing-arbitrary-code-execution-with-kernel-privileges\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51561\">allowing the execution of arbitrary code<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The mitigation of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49002-critical-vulnerability-in-dataease-bypassing-patch-for-cve-2025-32966\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58943\">vulnerability primarily involves applying a patch<\/a> provided by the vendor. If the patch is not available or cannot be applied immediately, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as a temporary mitigation measure. These tools can monitor the network for signs of this exploit and block or alert administrators to suspicious activity.<br \/>\nHowever, these are temporary solutions. The definitive mitigation of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-40906-critical-vulnerability-in-bson-xs-versions-0-8-4-and-earlier\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"50659\">vulnerability would be to update to a version<\/a> of the software that has addressed this flaw.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, a new vulnerability has been discovered which has the potential to compromise systems or lead to significant data leakage. This vulnerability, catalogued as CVE-2025-44884, affects the FW-WGS-804HPT system, specifically the version v1.305b241111. 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