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CVE-2016-1558: Buffer overflow in D-Link DAP-2310 2.06 and earlier, DAP-2330 1.06 and earlier, DAP-2360 2.06 and earlier…

CVE-2016-1558 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.0 base score of 9.8 and NVD lists 10 affected products, including D-Link Dap 3662 Firmware. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

Buffer overflow in D-Link DAP-2310 2.06 and earlier, DAP-2330 1.06 and earlier, DAP-2360 2.06 and earlier, DAP-2553 H/W ver. B1 3.05 and earlier, DAP-2660 1.11 and earlier, DAP-2690 3.15 and earlier, DAP-2695 1.16 and earlier, DAP-3320 1.00 and earlier, and DAP-3662 1.01 and earlier allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted 'dlink_uid' cookie.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v3.0 9.8: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  • Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
  • Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
  • Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
  • User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
  • Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
  • Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
  • Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.

Underlying weakness

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary.

Affected products

  • D-Link Dap 3662 Firmware: 1.01
  • D-Link Dap 2310 Firmware: 2.06
  • D-Link Dap 2330 Firmware: 1.06
  • D-Link Dap 2360 Firmware: 2.06
  • D-Link Dap 2553 Firmware: 3.05
  • D-Link Dap 2660 Firmware: 1.11
  • D-Link Dap 2690 Firmware: 3.15
  • D-Link Dap 2695 Firmware: 1.16
  • D-Link Dap 3320 Firmware: 1.00
  • D-Link Dap 2230 Firmware: 1.02

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