Linksys E8450 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in IPv6 Protection Status Field

A buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified in the Linksys E8450 router, specifically in version 1.2.00.360516. The issue arises because the IPv6 protection status field is copied to the stack without proper length verification, allowing for potential memory corruption.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability leads to a buffer overflow, which can commonly result in arbitrary code execution or causing a denial-of-service condition.