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CVE-2024-5294

Published: May 23, 2024Updated: Aug 6, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-401
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 62.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

D-Link DIR-3040 prog.cgi websSecurityHandler Memory Leak Denial-of-Service Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of D-Link DIR-3040 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the prog.cgi program, which handles HNAP requests made to the lighttpd webserver listening on ports 80 and 443. The issue results from the lack of proper memory management when processing HTTP cookie values. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition on the system. . Was ZDI-CAN-21668.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:AAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:AAttack Vector
Adjacent
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-401

Affected Products

D-Link Corp.
commercial·TWaka dlink, d-link corporation, d-link international
DIR-3040
Networking Infrastructure
dir-3040 firmware
Networking Infrastructure
D-Link
commercial·TW
DIR-3040
Networking Infrastructure

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-445/
zerodayinitiative.com
https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/security/publication.aspx?name=SAP10387
supportannouncement.us.dlink.com

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