CVE-2018-17067 describes a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting D-Link DIR-816 A2 1.10 B05 devices. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by submitting an excessively long password to the /goform/formLogin endpoint, potentially overwriting the return address and achieving remote code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and no user interaction required, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.10_b05CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-816_a2_firmware:1.10_b05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
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.