CVE-2018-10996: d-link dir-629-b_firmware

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-10996 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in d-link dir-629-b_firmware. EPSS estimates a 5.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 12-05-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The weblogin_log function in /htdocs/cgibin on D-Link DIR-629-B1 devices allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) via a session.cgi?ACTION=logout request involving a long REMOTE_ADDR environment variable.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.