D-Link DIR-823G 1.0.2B05 SetWLanRadioSecurity TXPower/GuardInt stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in D-Link DIR-823G 1.0.2B05. This impacts the function SetWLanRadioSecurity. This manipulation of the argument TXPower/GuardInt causes stack-based overflow. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-43241. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in D-Link DIR-823G 1.0.2B05 (Router Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is the function SetWLanRadioSecurity. The manipulation of the argument TXPower/GuardInt with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

D-Link DIR-823G v1.0.2B05 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via parameter TXPower and GuardInt in SetWLanRadioSecurity.

The weakness was shared 09/21/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-43241 since 09/18/2023. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/04/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-47660). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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09/18/2023 🔍
09/21/2023 +3 days 🔍
09/21/2023 +0 days 🔍
02/04/2026 +867 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dlink.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-43241 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-43241
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-240139
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/21/2023 17:04
Updated: 02/04/2026 12:42
Changes: 09/21/2023 17:04 (40), 10/14/2023 09:37 (11), 02/04/2026 12:42 (16)
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