D-Link DIR-860L 2.03 gena.cgi SID buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in D-Link DIR-860L 2.03. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file gena.cgi. Performing a manipulation of the argument SID results in buffer overflow. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-42812. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in D-Link DIR-860L 2.03. This affects an unknown code block of the file gena.cgi. The manipulation of the argument SID with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In D-Link DIR-860L v2.03, there is a buffer overflow vulnerability due to the lack of length verification for the SID field in gena.cgi. Attackers who successfully exploit this vulnerability can cause the remote target device to crash or execute arbitrary commands.

This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-42812 since 08/05/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. 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 06/15/2025).

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-2024-39804). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Timelineinfo

08/05/2024 🔍
08/19/2024 +14 days 🔍
08/19/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/15/2025 +300 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dlink.com

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-42812 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-42812
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-275175
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/19/2024 21:55
Updated: 06/15/2025 16:37
Changes: 08/19/2024 21:55 (54), 08/21/2024 03:20 (1), 10/11/2024 03:11 (11), 06/15/2025 16:37 (1)
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