A vulnerability was found in Edimax EW-7478APC 1.04. Affected is the function formPPPoESetup of the file /goform/formPPPoESetup of the component POST Request Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument pppUserName results in stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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hol-guard supply-chain scanEdimax EW-7478APC POST Request formPPPoESetup stack-based overflow affects Edimax/EW-7478APC (generic). Severity is high. A vulnerability was found in Edimax EW-7478APC 1.04. Affected is the function formPPPoESetup of the file /goform/formPPPoESetup of the component POST Request Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument pppUserName results in stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
AI coding agents often install or upgrade packages automatically in generic. A high vulnerability in a dependency can be pulled into a project through a normal install or update without a human reviewing the change, expanding the blast radius from a single package to every agent workspace that depends on it.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Edimax/EW-7478APCgeneric | 1.04 | Not reported |
A vulnerability was found in Edimax EW-7478APC 1.04. Affected is the function formPPPoESetup of the file /goform/formPPPoESetup of the component POST Request Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument pppUserName results in stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Monitor this advisory for an available fix and review any installs of the affected package.
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hol-guard supply-chain scanEdimax EW-7478APC POST Request formPPPoESetup stack-based overflow affects Edimax/EW-7478APC (generic). Severity is high. A vulnerability was found in Edimax EW-7478APC 1.04. Affected is the function formPPPoESetup of the file /goform/formPPPoESetup of the component POST Request Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument pppUserName results in stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
AI coding agents often install or upgrade packages automatically in generic. A high vulnerability in a dependency can be pulled into a project through a normal install or update without a human reviewing the change, expanding the blast radius from a single package to every agent workspace that depends on it.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Edimax/EW-7478APCgeneric | 1.04 | Not reported |
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