{"id":69191,"date":"2025-08-31T17:12:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T17:12:42","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-26T20:58:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T02:58:38","slug":"cve-2025-9298-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-m3-1-0-0-12-resulting-in-potential-system-compromise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9298-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-m3-1-0-0-12-resulting-in-potential-system-compromise\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-9298: Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Tenda M3 1.0.0.12 Resulting in Potential System Compromise<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has recently identified a significant security flaw, designated as CVE-2025-9298, affecting Tenda M3 1.0.0.12. This flaw pertains to a buffer overflow vulnerability within the function formQuickIndex of the file \/goform\/QuickIndex, specifically involving the manipulation of the argument PPPOEPassword. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20133-remote-access-ssl-vpn-vulnerability-in-cisco-secure-firewall-asa-software-and-secure-ftd-software\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76848\">vulnerability is crucial as it can be exploited remotely<\/a>, posing a significant threat to data confidentiality and system integrity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-9298<br \/>\nSeverity: High (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-2025-42950-sap-landscape-transformation-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77524\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2271271696\" 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: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\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: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\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: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Tenda M3 | 1.0.0.12<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49661-untrusted-pointer-dereference-vulnerability-in-windows-ancillary-function-driver-for-winsock\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80376\">vulnerability stems from inadequate boundary checks within the formQuickIndex function<\/a> of the file \/goform\/QuickIndex in Tenda M3 1.0.0.12. By manipulating the PPPOEPassword argument, an attacker can trigger a stack-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54878-heap-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-nasa-cryptolib\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77481\">buffer overflow<\/a>. This can potentially allow an attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55345-arbitrary-file-overwrite-and-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-codex-cli\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76798\">execute arbitrary code<\/a> with the privileges of the process, leading to a system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-799631614\" 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<br \/>\n<strong>conceptual<\/strong><br \/>\n example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This could be a malicious HTTP request sent to the vulnerable endpoint, exploiting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54351-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-iperf\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77193\">buffer overflow vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/goform\/QuickIndex HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nPPPOEPassword=&lt;buffer overflow inducing string&gt;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, &#8220; represents a string of characters that is longer than the application expects, causing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53131-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-windows-media\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77615\">buffer overflow<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, users are advised to apply the vendor patch when it becomes available. In the meantime, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31100-unrestricted-file-upload-leads-to-web-shell-deployment-in-mojoomla-school-management\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84709\">deploying a Web<\/a> Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can offer temporary protection. These systems can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20217-denial-of-service-vulnerability-in-snort-3-detection-engine-of-cisco-secure-firewall-threat-defense-software\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76956\">detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>, thereby limiting potential damage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has recently identified a significant security flaw, designated as CVE-2025-9298, affecting Tenda M3 1.0.0.12. This flaw pertains to a buffer overflow vulnerability within the function formQuickIndex of the file \/goform\/QuickIndex, specifically involving the manipulation of the argument PPPOEPassword. 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