What is CVE-2023-29961?

CVE-2023-29961 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dlink Dir-605l, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-05-16.

How severe is CVE-2023-29961?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Dlink Dir-605l

CVE-2023-29961

D-Link DIR-605L firmware version 1.17B01 BETA is vulnerable to stack overflow via /goform/formTcpipSetup,

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2023-05-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.012 (68.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-31.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Dlink Dir-605l
Dlink Dir-605l Firmware — versions 1.17b01

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin/ (Not Applicable)
github.com/Archerber/bug_submit/blob/main/D-Link/dir605l.md (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-29961?: CVE-2023-29961 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dlink Dir-605l, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-05-16.
How severe is CVE-2023-29961?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.