VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-20305
D-Link DIR-816 A2 1.10 B05 devices allow arbitrary remote code execution without authentication via the newpass parameter.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 4.07%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.07%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
D-Link DIR-816 A2 1.10 B05 devices allow arbitrary remote code execution without authentication via the newpass parameter. In the /goform/form2userconfig.cgi handler function, a long password may lead to a stack-based buffer overflow and overwrite a 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
- 4.07% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- d-link/dir-816 a2 firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/RootSoull/Vuln-Poc/tree/master/D-Link/DIR-816Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/RootSoull/Vuln-Poc/tree/master/D-Link/DIR-816Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.