Critical severity · published Feb 13, 2020
CVE-2020-8962
A stack-based buffer overflow was found on the D-Link DIR-842 REVC with firmware v3.13B09 HOTFIX due to the use of strcpy for LOGINPASSWORD when handling a POST request to the…
9.8
CVSS
1.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A stack-based buffer overflow was found on the D-Link DIR-842 REVC with firmware v3.13B09 HOTFIX due to the use of strcpy for LOGINPASSWORD when handling a POST request to the /MTFWU endpoint.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.8% · higher than 78% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DF
Dir-842 Firmware · Dlink
3.13b09 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8962
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8962
Exploit
https://ctrsec.io/index.php/2020/02/12/cve-2020-8962-d-link-dir-842-stack-based-buffer-overflow/
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