CVE-2018-17065
Within the handler function of the /goform/DDNS route, a very long password could lead to a stack-based buffer overflow and overwrite the return address.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.89%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered on D-Link DIR-816 A2 1.10 B05 devices. Within the handler function of the /goform/DDNS route, a very long password could lead to a stack-based buffer overflow and overwrite the return address.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.89% probability · 79th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- dlink/dir-816 a2 firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.9% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/PAGalaxyLab/VulInfo/tree/master/D-Link/DIR-816/stack_overflow_1Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/PAGalaxyLab/VulInfo/tree/master/D-Link/DIR-816/stack_overflow_1Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.