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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
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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
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A flaw has been found in TRENDnet TEW-432BRP 3.10B20. This vulnerability affects the function formSetPassword of the file /goform/formSetPassword. Executing a manipulation of the argument webpage can lead to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. The vendor explains: "This product has been EOL for 15 years (since 2009). As the item has been EOL for such a long time, we are not able to replicate or fix any vulnerabilities." This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
AnalysisAI
Stack-based buffer overflow in TRENDnet TEW-432BRP 3.10B20 router firmware allows authenticated remote attackers to corrupt memory via the webpage parameter in the formSetPassword handler at /goform/formSetPassword, with publicly available exploit code increasing risk. The vendor has formally declined to patch this end-of-life device (EOL since 2009), making any deployment permanently vulnerable. CVSS 4.0 rates this 7.4 (High) with proven exploit maturity, though no CISA KEV listing exists at this time.
Technical ContextAI
The TEW-432BRP is a consumer-grade 802.11g wireless broadband router whose web management interface uses CGI-style handlers under the /goform/ URI namespace, a common pattern in embedded Boa/mini_httpd-derived firmware. The flaw is classified as CWE-121 (Stack-based Buffer Overflow), meaning the formSetPassword function copies the attacker-controlled webpage argument into a fixed-size stack buffer without bounds checking. On MIPS/ARM embedded targets typical of this hardware generation, such overflows commonly overwrite the saved return address and enable arbitrary code execution, often without modern mitigations like stack canaries, ASLR, or non-executable stacks that were absent from 2009-era SOHO router builds. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:trendnet:tew-432brp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, indicating all firmware versions of this model are considered affected.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis - TRENDnet has formally declined to fix the issue due to the product's end-of-life status since 2009. The only durable remediation is hardware replacement: retire the TEW-432BRP and migrate to a currently supported router that receives security updates. As compensating controls while replacement is pending, disable remote/WAN administration entirely so the web UI is unreachable from the internet (side effect: loss of remote management), restrict LAN-side access to the management interface to a single trusted admin host via firewall or VLAN segmentation, change the default administrative password to a strong unique value to make the PR:L precondition harder to satisfy, and place the device behind a separate upstream firewall/NAT layer that blocks unsolicited inbound traffic. Monitor outbound traffic from the router for signs of botnet recruitment. Vendor statement and exploit details are tracked at https://vuldb.com/vuln/367415 and the public PoC at https://github.com/wudipjq/my_vuln/blob/main/TRENDnet/vuln_15/15.md.
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