CVE-2024-42812: dlink dir-860l_firmware Classic Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-42812 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in dlink dir-860l_firmware. EPSS estimates a 15.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 19-08-2024
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 17-03-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In D-Link DIR-860L v2.03, there is a buffer overflow vulnerability due to the lack of length verification for the SID field in gena.cgi. Attackers who successfully exploit this vulnerability can cause the remote target device to crash or execute arbitrary commands.

• CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.