CVE-2017-14948 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting specific D-Link DIR-880L and DIR-895 L/R router firmware versions. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a crafted HTTP request with an overly long "CONTENT_TYPE" header to the "fileaccess.cgi" component, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is currently reported, and community discussion is minimal, the high risk score warrants immediate patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-868l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-890l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-885l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.13b03CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-895l_firmware:1.13b03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.08b04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-880l_firmware:1.08b04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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