{"id":51218,"date":"2025-06-12T18:36:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T18:36:30","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-11T04:29:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T10:29:34","slug":"cve-2025-5736-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-x15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5736-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-x15\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-5736: Critical Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in TOTOLINK X15<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A critical vulnerability has been discovered in TOTOLINK X15 1.0.0-B20230714.1105, a widely used router firmware version. This vulnerability, classified as CVE-2025-5736, is of significant concern as it allows the remote execution of buffer overflow attacks. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-29625-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-astrolog-v7-70\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57622\">Buffer overflow<\/a> attacks can lead to severe consequences, including system compromise and potential data leakage, if not addressed promptly. Therefore, understanding this vulnerability, its effects, and how to mitigate it is crucial for all users and administrators of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5739-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-x15-http-post-request-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59798\">TOTOLINK X15<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-5736<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (8.8 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22041-linux-kernel-vulnerability-in-ksmbd-sessions-deregister-may-lead-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57924\">Potential system<\/a> compromise and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3475991257\" 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-2025-8243-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-x15-http-post-request-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66777\">TOTOLINK X15<\/a> | 1.0.0-B20230714.1105<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31189-file-quarantine-bypass-vulnerability-in-macos\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57810\">vulnerability resides in an unknown function of the file<\/a> \/boafrm\/formNtp, part of the HTTP POST Request Handler. Specifically, the manipulation of the &#8216;submit-url&#8217; argument can trigger a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22884-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-delta-electronics-ispsoft\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57749\">buffer overflow<\/a>. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22882-critical-stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-delta-electronics-ispsoft\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57771\">buffer overflow<\/a> attack, a hacker sends more data to a buffer than it can handle, which overflows the buffer&#8217;s boundary and overwrites adjacent memory. This can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43342-critical-correctness-issue-leading-to-unexpected-process-crash-in-multiple-apple-products\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89667\">lead to unexpected<\/a> behavior, including erroneous data, a crash, or a breach of system security.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1656913812\" 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>The following is a conceptual example demonstrating how this vulnerability could be exploited. The attacker sends an HTTP POST request to the target with an oversized &#8216;submit-url&#8217; argument, causing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-48877-high-severity-heap-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-xls2csv-utility\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58202\">buffer overflow<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/boafrm\/formNtp HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nsubmit-url=http:\/\/[oversized_data]<\/code><\/pre>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users and administrators of TOTOLINK X15 1.0.0-B20230714.1105 are advised to apply the vendor patch as soon as possible to mitigate this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3394-critical-resource-vulnerability-in-abb-automation-builder\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57496\">critical vulnerability<\/a>. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, the use of a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as a temporary mitigation measure. These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3090-unauthenticated-remote-attack-leading-to-potential-data-leakage-and-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66778\">systems can help detect and block attacks<\/a> that attempt to exploit this vulnerability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A critical vulnerability has been discovered in TOTOLINK X15 1.0.0-B20230714.1105, a widely used router firmware version. This vulnerability, classified as CVE-2025-5736, is of significant concern as it allows the remote execution of buffer overflow attacks. Buffer overflow attacks can lead to severe consequences, including system compromise and potential data leakage, if not addressed promptly. 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