Buffer overflow in D-Link Dir-822 Firmware

CVE-2019-6258

D-Link DIR-822 Rev.Bx devices with firmware v.202KRb06 and older allow a buffer overflow via long MacAddress data in a /HNAP1/SetClientInfo HNAP protocol message, which is mishandled in /usr/sbin/udhcpd during reading of the /var/servd/LAN-1-udhcpd.conf file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.026 (84.9th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2019-6258: held from 0.026 to 0.026.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-6258?
CVE-2019-6258 is a critical-severity vulnerability in D-Link Dir-822 Firmware, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-08-18.
How severe is CVE-2019-6258?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-6258 known to be exploited?
5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.