{"id":72101,"date":"2025-09-07T01:05:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T01:05:40","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-27T02:23:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T08:23:30","slug":"cve-2025-9783-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-a702r","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9783-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-a702r\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-9783: Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in TOTOLINK A702R<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A high-severity vulnerability, CVE-2025-9783, has been identified in the TOTOLINK A702R 4.0.0-B20211108.1423. This vulnerability affects a specific function of the file \/boafrm\/formParentControl that may potentially allow an attacker to compromise the system or leak sensitive data. As this exploit has been publicly disclosed, it poses a significant threat to any system or network running on this version of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9779-totolink-a702r-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-the-function-sub-4162dc\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85104\">TOTOLINK A702R<\/a>.<br \/>\nThe <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=\"80367\">vulnerability exploits a buffer overflow in the function<\/a> sub_418030, which could be triggered by manipulating the argument &#8216;submit-url. This issue is particularly concerning because the attack may be launched remotely, thereby amplifying its potential impact.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-9783<br \/>\nSeverity: High (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-2025-53763-improper-access-control-in-azure-databricks-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79808\">System compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4106282245\" 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-2025-9780-totolink-a702r-vulnerability-could-lead-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85142\">TOTOLINK A702R<\/a> | 4.0.0-B20211108.1423<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of a buffer overflow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3671-critical-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-wpgym-wordpress-gym-management-system-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80528\">vulnerability in the function sub_418030 of the file<\/a> \/boafrm\/formParentControl. The &#8216;submit-url&#8217; argument of the function is susceptible to manipulation, which, when overloaded with data, causes the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9245-high-risk-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-linksys-extenders\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81042\">buffer to overflow<\/a>. This overflow can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47136-integer-underflow-vulnerability-in-indesign-desktop-versions-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79718\">potentially lead to erratic system<\/a> behavior, crashes, or even allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, leading to system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3746580278\" 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 an HTTP request that could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-7457-macos-authorization-model-exploit-leading-to-potential-mitm-attacks\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79954\">potentially exploit<\/a> this vulnerability:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/boafrm\/formParentControl HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nsubmit-url=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the above example, the &#8216;submit-url&#8217; argument is overloaded with &#8216;A&#8217; characters, which could potentially trigger the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47169-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-microsoft-office-word\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81997\">buffer overflow<\/a>. This is a simplified representation and in a real-world scenario, the attacker would likely use more sophisticated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21120-trusting-http-permission-methods-on-the-server-side-vulnerability-in-dell-avamar\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81484\">methods to exploit the vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A high-severity vulnerability, CVE-2025-9783, has been identified in the TOTOLINK A702R 4.0.0-B20211108.1423. This vulnerability affects a specific function of the file \/boafrm\/formParentControl that may potentially allow an attacker to compromise the system or leak sensitive data. As this exploit has been publicly disclosed, it poses a significant threat to any system or network running [&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-72101","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\/72101","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=72101"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77929,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72101\/revisions\/77929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72101"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=72101"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=72101"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=72101"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=72101"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=72101"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=72101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}