{"id":59809,"date":"2025-08-01T21:29:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T21:29:17","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-29T02:50:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T08:50:47","slug":"cve-2025-8178-critical-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-ac10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8178-critical-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-ac10\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-8178: Critical Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Tenda AC10<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recent cybersecurity findings have revealed a critical vulnerability, classified as CVE-2025-8178, impacting Tenda AC10 routers. This vulnerability lies in an unidentified function of the \/goform\/RequestsProcessLaid file, where argument manipulation can lead to a heap-based buffer overflow. As Tenda AC10 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26062-unauthenticated-access-to-router-settings-in-intelbras-rx-models\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75633\">routers are commonly used in both residential and commercial settings<\/a>, this vulnerability has significant implications. If exploited, it can potentially compromise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7793-critical-vulnerability-in-tenda-fh451-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68482\">systems or lead<\/a> to significant data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-8178<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (8.8 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Remote<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31278-memory-corruption-vulnerability-with-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70441\">Potential system<\/a> compromise and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1837954513\" 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>Tenda AC10 | 16.03.10.13<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability exploits a flaw in the argument processing of the \/goform\/RequestsProcessLaid function of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7805-critical-vulnerability-in-tenda-fh451-1-0-0-9-leading-to-remote-buffer-overflow-attacks\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67636\">Tenda<\/a> AC10 router. Specifically, the manipulation of the argument &#8216;device1D&#8217; results in a heap-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7596-critical-remote-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-fh1205\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66421\">buffer overflow<\/a>. This type of overflow happens when more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27052-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-unix-clients-processing-data-packets\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74115\">data is written into a block of memory<\/a>, or buffer, than it is designed to hold. Attackers can then overwrite adjacent memory locations, potentially leading to arbitrary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26074-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-orkes-conductor-v3-21-11\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66422\">code execution<\/a>, system crashes, or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2069159335\" 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 of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This is a hypothetical HTTP POST request that provides an overly long &#8216;device1D&#8217; argument, leading to <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=\"66785\">buffer overflow<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/goform\/RequestsProcessLaid HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target_router_IP\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\ndevice1D=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...[continue until buffer overflow]<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Note: The &#8216;A&#8217; character is commonly used in demonstrating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7597-critical-stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-ax1803-1-0-0-1\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66941\">buffer overflows<\/a> as it is easy to spot in memory dumps.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users are advised to apply the vendor&#8217;s patch to fix the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54742-data-deserialization-vulnerability-in-wpevently-leading-to-possible-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86505\">vulnerability as soon as possible<\/a>. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as temporary mitigation. These security measures can help monitor network traffic and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8059-critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-b-blocks-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76351\">block any suspicious activities that may exploit the vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Recent cybersecurity findings have revealed a critical vulnerability, classified as CVE-2025-8178, impacting Tenda AC10 routers. This vulnerability lies in an unidentified function of the \/goform\/RequestsProcessLaid file, where argument manipulation can lead to a heap-based buffer overflow. As Tenda AC10 routers are commonly used in both residential and commercial settings, this vulnerability has significant implications. 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