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CVE-2016-5681

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 25, 2016 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:49 AM UTC
19 products affected across 1 vendorDir 868L FirmwareDIR-822Dir 880L Firmware

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 12%

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in dws/api/Login on D-Link DIR-850L B1 2.07 before 2.07WWB05, DIR-817 Ax, DIR-818LW Bx before 2.05b03beta03, DIR-822 C1 3.01 before 3.01WWb02, DIR-823 A1 1.00 before 1.00WWb05, DIR-895L A1 1.11 before 1.11WWb04, DIR-890L A1 1.09 before 1.09b14, DIR-885L A1 1.11 before 1.11WWb07, DIR-880L A1 1.07 before 1.07WWb08, DIR-868L B1 2.03 before 2.03WWb01, and DIR-868L C1 3.00 before 3.00WWb01 devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long session cookie.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Dir 817L (w ) Firmware· D-Link
95%
v ≤ jul.2016
Dir 818LW Firmware· D-Link
95%
v ≤ 2.05
DIR-822· D-Link
95%
3.01
Dir 823 Firmware· D-Link
95%
v ≤ 1.00
dlink-dir-823 (same device)
Dir 850L Firmare· D-Link
95%
v ≤ 2.07
dlink-dir-850l (same device)
Dir 868L Firmware· D-Link
95%
v ≤ 2.03v ≤ 3.00
dlink-dir-868l (same device)
Dir 880L Firmware· D-Link
95%
v ≤ 1.07
dlink-dir-880l (same device)
Dir 885L Firmware· D-Link
95%
v ≤ 1.11
dlink-dir-885l (same device)
Dir 890L Firmware· D-Link
95%
v ≤ 1.09
dlink-dir-890l (same device)
Dir 895L Firmware· D-Link
95%
v ≤ 1.11
dlink-dir-895l (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10063
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/332115
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92427

CVSS

9.8CRITICAL[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119

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