D-Link DSP-W215 POST Request my_cgi.cgi memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in D-Link DSP-W215. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file my_cgi.cgi of the component POST Request Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-125117. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in D-Link DSP-W215 (version now known) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file my_cgi.cgi of the component POST Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the my_cgi.cgi component of certain D-Link devices, including the DSP-W215 version 1.02, can be exploited via a specially crafted HTTP POST request to the /common/info.cgi endpoint. This flaw enables an unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution with system-level privileges.

The weakness was shared 07/11/2014 as not defined posting (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at devttys0.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-125117. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

After 3 days, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k.

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 databases at X-Force (94651), Exploit-DB (34063), EUVD (EUVD-2014-9810) and OSVDB (108249†). packetstormsecurity.com is providing further details. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Functional
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07/20/2014 +6 days 🔍
09/24/2025 +4084 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dlink.com

Advisory: devttys0.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-125117 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-125117
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67199
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X-Force: 94651 - D-link my_cgi.cgi component buffer overflow, High Risk
OSVDB: 108249

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/20/2014 20:56
Updated: 09/24/2025 07:15
Changes: 07/20/2014 20:56 (45), 04/12/2019 11:19 (5), 07/25/2025 19:11 (16), 07/26/2025 05:57 (13), 07/29/2025 08:03 (1), 07/29/2025 16:26 (1), 09/24/2025 07:15 (11)
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