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CVE-2016-5681

Published: Aug 25, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
11.9%
Top 4.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in dws/api/Login on D-Link DIR-850L B1 2.07 before 2.07WWB05, DIR-817 Ax, DIR-818LW Bx before 2.05b03beta03, DIR-822 C1 3.01 before 3.01WWb02, DIR-823 A1 1.00 before 1.00WWb05, DIR-895L A1 1.11 before 1.11WWb04, DIR-890L A1 1.09 before 1.09b14, DIR-885L A1 1.11 before 1.11WWb07, DIR-880L A1 1.07 before 1.07WWb08, DIR-868L B1 2.03 before 2.03WWb01, and DIR-868L C1 3.00 before 3.00WWb01 devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long session cookie.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

dir-868l firmwaredlinkNetworking Infrastructure
dir-822 firmwaredlinkNetworking Infrastructure
dir-880l firmwared-linkNetworking Infrastructure
dir-850l firmared-linkNetworking Infrastructure
dir-895l firmwared-linkNetworking Infrastructure
dlinkcommercialTWNetworking Infrastructure
d-linkcommercialTWNetworking Infrastructure
and 6 more affected products View all →

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10063
supportannouncement.us.dlink.com
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/332115
kb.cert.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92427
securityfocus.com

Timeline

Published
Aug 25, 2016
Last Updated
May 6, 2026
News mentions
3

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