D-Link DIR-823G 1.0.2B05 SetWLanRadioSettings SSID buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in D-Link DIR-823G 1.0.2B05. It has been declared as critical. Affected is the function SetWLanRadioSettings. Such manipulation of the argument SSID leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-44836. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in D-Link DIR-823G 1.0.2B05 (Router Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function SetWLanRadioSettings. The manipulation of the argument SSID with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

D-Link DIR-823G A1V1.0.2B05 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the SSID parameter in the SetWLanRadioSettings function. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted input.

The weakness was shared 10/05/2023. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-44836 since 10/02/2023. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/09/2026).

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-2023-49159). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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10/02/2023 🔍
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02/09/2026 +858 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dlink.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-44836 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-44836
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-241394
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/05/2023 22:39
Updated: 02/09/2026 13:28
Changes: 10/05/2023 22:39 (40), 10/27/2023 08:33 (11), 09/19/2024 22:21 (27), 02/09/2026 13:28 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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