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CVE-2022-40717

Published: Jan 26, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-121
NVD MITRE
8.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 54.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected D-Link DIR-2150 4.0.1 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the anweb service, which listens on TCP ports 80 and 443 by default. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-15727.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:AAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:AAttack Vector
Adjacent
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-121CWE-787

Affected Products

dir-2150 firmwaredlinkNetworking Infrastructure
DIR-2150D-Link Corp.Networking Infrastructure
DIR-2150D-LinkNetworking Infrastructure
dlinkcommercialTWNetworking Infrastructure
d-link corp.commercialTWNetworking Infrastructureaka d-link corporation, d-link international
d-linkcommercialTWNetworking Infrastructure

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10304
supportannouncement.us.dlink.com
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1220/
zerodayinitiative.com
https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2022091610
cybersecurity-help.cz
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Timeline

Published
Jan 26, 2023
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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