{"id":51220,"date":"2025-06-12T20:37:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T20:37:22","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-06-18T23:07:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T05:07:37","slug":"cve-2025-5738-remote-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-x15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5738-remote-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-x15\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-5738: Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in TOTOLINK X15<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Totolink X15, a widely used networking device, has been found to have a critical vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-5738. This vulnerability allows potential hackers to remotely create a buffer overflow within the system, leading to possible system compromise, data leakage, or even total system control. Given the broad usage of Totolink products, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3055-critical-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-wp-user-frontend-pro-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59190\">vulnerability poses a significant risk to users<\/a> worldwide, making it a pressing issue that needs immediate attention.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-5738<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS: 8.8)<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=\"57922\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2509380532\" 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-2025-5739-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-x15-http-post-request-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59807\">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-2025-32105-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-sangoma-img2020-http-server-leading-to-remote-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58523\">vulnerability lies in the HTTP<\/a> POST Request Handler component. More specifically, an unknown function of the file \/boafrm\/formStats. Attackers can manipulate the &#8220;submit-url&#8221; argument in a way that leads to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-29625-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-astrolog-v7-70\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57644\">buffer overflow<\/a>. This buffer overflow can cause unpredictable behavior, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-47668-linux-kernel-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57645\">leading to potential system compromise or data<\/a> leakage. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-0072-local-non-privileged-user-exploit-in-arm-ltd-gpu-kernel-drivers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58221\">exploit does not require user<\/a> interaction and can be launched remotely, making it a highly potent threat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-238200051\" 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 a malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5671-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-n302r-plus-http-post-request-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59497\">HTTP POST request<\/a> might look:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/boafrm\/formStats HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nsubmit-url=&lt;malicious_payload&gt;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, &#8220; would be a string designed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22884-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-delta-electronics-ispsoft\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57748\">overflow the buffer<\/a> and execute arbitrary code or cause the system to behave unpredictably.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users of the affected TOTOLINK X15 version are strongly advised to apply the vendor-supplied patch as soon as possible. If immediate patching is not possible, setting up a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation, but these should not be seen as long-term solutions. Regular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-45565-memory-corruption-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58222\">system checks for any signs of compromise<\/a> should also be conducted as a precautionary measure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Totolink X15, a widely used networking device, has been found to have a critical vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-5738. This vulnerability allows potential hackers to remotely create a buffer overflow within the system, leading to possible system compromise, data leakage, or even total system control. Given the broad usage of Totolink products, this vulnerability poses [&hellip;]<\/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,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[86],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-51220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-buffer-overflow"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51220"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51220\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53485,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51220\/revisions\/53485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51220"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=51220"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=51220"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=51220"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=51220"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=51220"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=51220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}