CVE-2020-8962
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 13, 2020 at 04:17 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:27 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorDir 842 FirmwareDir-842
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://ctrsec.io/index.php/2020/02/12/cve-2020-8962-d-link-dir-842-stack-based-buffer-overflow/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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