CVE-2021-42659
There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Web server httpd of the router in Tenda router...
There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Web server httpd of the router in Tenda router devices such as Tenda AC9 V1.0 V15.03.02.19(6318) and Tenda AC9 V3.0 V15.03.06.42_multi. When setting the virtual service, the httpd program will crash and exit when the super-long list parameter occurs.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Web server httpd of the router in Tenda router devices such as Tenda AC9 V1.0 V15.03.02.19(6318) and Tenda AC9 V3.0 V15.03.06.42_multi. When setting the virtual service, the httpd program will crash and exit when the super-long list parameter occurs.
- Record
CVE-2021-42659- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.1 Medium
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Web server httpd of the router in Tenda router devices such as Tenda AC9 V1.0 V15.03.02.19(6318) and Tenda AC9 V3.0 V15.03.06.42_multi. When setting the virtual service, the httpd program will crash and exit when the super-long list parameter occurs.
- Record
CVE-2021-42659- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-29620 No score
There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Web server httpd of the router in Tenda router devices such as Tenda AC9 V1.0 V15.03.02.19(6318) and Tenda AC9 V3.0 V15.03.06.42_multi. When setting the virtual service, the httpd program will crash and exit when the super-long list parameter occurs.
- Record
EUVD-2021-29620- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mf8h-g57h-xqhr
There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Web server httpd of the router in Tenda router...
There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Web server httpd of the router in Tenda router devices such as Tenda AC9 V1.0 V15.03.02.19(6318) and Tenda AC9 V3.0 V15.03.06.42_multi. When setting the virtual service, the httpd program will crash and exit when the super-long list parameter occurs.
- Record
GHSA-mf8h-g57h-xqhr- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-42659 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Tenda Ac9 Firmware, published May 24, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.82%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.