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CVE-2016-6563

D-Link DIR routers contain a stack-based buffer overflow in the HNAP Login action

N/A

Published: July 13, 2018 at 08:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:51 AM UTC

19 products affected across 1 vendorDir 850L FirmwareDir 868L FirmwareDir 822+ Firmware

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 80%

Description

Processing malformed SOAP messages when performing the HNAP Login action causes a buffer overflow in the stack in some D-Link DIR routers. The vulnerable XML fields within the SOAP body are: Action, Username, LoginPassword, and Captcha. The following products are affected: DIR-823, DIR-822, DIR-818L(W), DIR-895L, DIR-890L, DIR-885L, DIR-880L, DIR-868L, and DIR-850L.

Affected

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

Dir 818LW Firmware · D-Link

95%

All versions

dlink-dir-818l-w (same device)

Dir 822+ Firmware · D-Link

95%

All versions

Dir 823 Firmware · D-Link

95%

All versions

Vendor states this is fixed in 823 (unknown)

Dir 850L Firmware · D-Link

95%

All versions

dlink-dir-850l (same device)

Dir 868L Firmware · D-Link

95%

All versions

dlink-dir-868l (same device)

Dir 880L Firmware · D-Link

95%

All versions

dlink-dir-880l (same device)

Dir 885L Firmware · D-Link

95%

All versions

dlink-dir-885l (same device)

Dir 890L Firmware · D-Link

95%

All versions

dlink-dir-890l (same device)

Dir 895L Firmware · D-Link

95%

All versions

dlink-dir-895l (same device)

DIR-822 · D-Link

90%

All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (4)

Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/38

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94130

Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Source: [email protected]

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40805/

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource

Source: [email protected]

https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/677427

CVSS

10HIGH[email protected]

Confidentiality: COMPLETE
Integrity: COMPLETE
Availability: COMPLETE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-121CWE-119

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