CVE-2017-14428 describes a vulnerability in D-Link DIR-850L REV. A and REV. B routers, where sensitive files in /var/run/hostapd* have insecure 0666 permissions. This allows a local authenticated attacker to read and potentially modify these files, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While rated as a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8, there is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< fw114wwb07_h2abCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-850l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
fw114wwb07_h2abCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-850l_firmware:fw114wwb07_h2ab:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= fw208wwb02CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-850l_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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