CVE-2020-8962 is a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting D-Link DIR-842 REVC routers with firmware v3.13B09 HOTFIX. This flaw stems from the insecure use of strcpy when processing the LOGINPASSWORD field in POST requests to the /MTFWU endpoint. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in common frameworks like Metasploit or Nuclei, and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.13b09CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-842_firmware:3.13b09:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.