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CVE-2018-20305 (GCVE-0-2018-20305)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-12-20 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 11:58
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Summary
D-Link DIR-816 A2 1.10 B05 devices allow arbitrary remote code execution without authentication via the newpass parameter. In the /goform/form2userconfig.cgi handler function, a long password may lead to a stack-based buffer overflow and overwrite a return address.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2018-12-19 00:00
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