CVE-2014-125117 | THREATINT

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Description

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the my_cgi.cgi component of certain D-Link devices, including the DSP-W215 version 1.02, can be exploited via a specially crafted HTTP POST request to the /common/info.cgi endpoint. This flaw enables an unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution with system-level privileges.

Reserved 2025-07-24 | Published 2025-07-25 | Updated 2025-07-25 | Assigner VulnCheck

CRITICAL: 9.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Problem types

CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

Product status

Default status

unknown

1.02

affected

Credits

Craig Heffner finder

References

raw.githubusercontent.com/...p/dlink_dspw215_info_cgi_bof.rb exploit

www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34063 exploit

web.archive.org/...s0.com/2014/05/hacking-the-dspw215-again/ technical-description exploit

www.fortiguard.com/...-info-cgi-post-request-buffer-overflow third-party-advisory

www.vulncheck.com/...s/dlink-stack-based-buffer-overflow-rce third-party-advisory

cve.org (CVE-2014-125117)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2014-125117)

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https://cve.threatint.eu/CVE/CVE-2014-125117

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