{"id":44932,"date":"2025-05-28T00:59:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T00:59:47","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-08-31T21:18:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T03:18:43","slug":"cve-2025-44887-critical-stack-overflow-vulnerability-in-fw-wgs-804hpt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44887-critical-stack-overflow-vulnerability-in-fw-wgs-804hpt\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2025-44887: Critical Stack Overflow Vulnerability in FW-WGS-804HPT<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the constantly evolving world of cybersecurity, it’s important to stay ahead of the threats. The recently discovered CVE-2025-44887 presents a significant vulnerability in the FW-WGS-804HPT v1.305b241111. This vulnerability, a stack overflow, can potentially lead to system<\/a> compromise or data leakage. It’s a critical issue that affects all users of this software version<\/a>, and it underscores the ever-present need for proactive security measures and regular system updates.
\nThe severity of this vulnerability is compounded by the fact that it can potentially<\/a> allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information or even to compromise a system. As such, understanding how this vulnerability works and how to mitigate its potential<\/a> effects is of paramount importance to all stakeholders.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2025-44887
\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS: 9.8)
\nAttack Vector: Network
\nPrivileges Required: None
\nUser Interaction: None
\nImpact: Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n

Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n

FW-WGS-804HPT | v1.305b241111<\/p>\n

How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n

The vulnerability is a stack overflow<\/a> that is triggered via the radIpkey parameter in the web_radiusSrv_post function. An attacker can send a specially crafted request to the server<\/a> containing an excessively long string in the radIpkey parameter. This causes an overflow in the stack, potentially leading to unexpected behavior such as crashing the system or even executing arbitrary code<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n

The following is a conceptual example of how an attack exploiting<\/a> this vulnerability might look like. It represents a malicious HTTP POST request<\/a> to the radius server with an excessively long radIpkey value:<\/p>\n

POST \/web_radiusSrv_post HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nradIpkey=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA... (continues)<\/code><\/pre>\n
In this example, the string “A” is repeated to an excessive length, triggering the stack overflow<\/a>. Please note that this is a simplistic conceptual representation and real-world attacks may be more complex and sophisticated.<\/p>\n
Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n
Given the severity of this vulnerability<\/a>, it is crucial to apply the vendor patch as soon as it becomes available to prevent potential exploitation. If the patch is not immediately available, users are advised to use a Web<\/a> Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary mitigation measure. These tools can help detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. Regular updates and patches coupled with robust security measures are the best defense against such threats<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Overview In the constantly evolving world of cybersecurity, it’s important to stay ahead of the threats. The recently discovered CVE-2025-44887 presents a significant vulnerability in the FW-WGS-804HPT v1.305b241111. This vulnerability, a stack overflow, can potentially lead to system compromise or data leakage. It’s a critical issue that affects all users of this software version, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[86],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-44932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-buffer-overflow"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t