CVE-2014-125117
D-Link · published 2025-07-25
Source record Collected from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Description
Description by VulnCheck via the CVE Program.
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the my_cgi.cgi component of certain D-Link devices, including the DSP-W215 version 1.02, can be exploited via a specially crafted HTTP POST request to the /common/info.cgi endpoint. This flaw enables an unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution with system-level privileges.
Filed by VulnCheck; not a statement by D-Link.
Status at the source
- NVD status: Analyzed
Affected products, as the source lists them
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| D-Link | DSP-W215 | 1.02: affected |
Products named in NVD's CPE match criteria (1)
cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dsp-w215_firmware:1.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
DeSpy has not checked any unit, hardware revision or firmware. A product missing here is not a statement that it is unaffected.
Scores, as their sources published them
- CVSS 4.0: 9.3 CRITICAL — as published by VulnCheck (Secondary)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CRITICAL — as published by NIST (Primary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - SSVC — CISA's assessment (SSVC 2.0.3, CISA Coordinator): Exploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
DeSpy does not score records. These are the sources' own values.
Weaknesses
Sources
References the source lists
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/dlink_dspw215_info_cgi_bof.rb
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140525215526/http://www.devttys0.com/2014/05/hacking-the-dspw215-again/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34063
- https://www.fortiguard.com/encyclopedia/ips/38932/d-link-info-cgi-post-request-buffer-overflow
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dlink-stack-based-buffer-overflow-rce
Source dates: published 2025-07-25, last changed 2026-06-17. DeSpy's copy of this version is dated 2026-09-28.
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