Description
A security flaw has been discovered in Trendnet TEW-657BRM 1.00.1. The impacted element is the function update_pcdb of the file /setup.cgi. The manipulation of the argument mac_pc_dba results in stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The vendor confirms, that "[t]he product in question (...) has been discontinued and end of life since June 23, 2011, that is more than 14 years ago. We no longer provide support for this product, so we are not able to confirm the vulnerabilities. We will make an announcement on our website's product support page and notify customers who registered their products with us." This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
Affected products
trendnet: tew-657brm firmware; trendnet: tew-657brm
References4
- github.com/panda666-888/vuls/blob/main/trendnet/tew-657brm/upda… ExploitThird Party Advisory
- vuldb.com/submit/781567 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- vuldb.com/vuln/354703 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- vuldb.com/vuln/354703/cti Permissions RequiredVDB Entry
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.8
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 4.0
-
7.4
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - EPSS — exploit probability
- 1% percentile: 58 · as of 12 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-119CWE-121
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