CVE-2016-6563

Summary

CVECVE-2016-6563
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-07-13 20:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-09 23:19:00 UTC
DescriptionProcessing 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Dlink Dir-818lw - All All All
Operating System Dlink Dir-818lw Firmware - All All All
Hardware Dlink Dir-818lw - All All All
Hardware Dlink Dir-818lw - All All All
Operating System Dlink Dir-818lw Firmware - All All All
Operating System Dlink Dir-818lw Firmware - All All All
Hardware Dlink Dir-822 - All All All
Hardware Dlink Dir-822 - All All All
Operating System Dlink Dir-822 Firmware - All All All
Operating System Dlink Dir-822 Firmware - All All All
Hardware Dlink Dir-823 - All All All
Hardware Dlink Dir-823 - All All All
Operating System Dlink Dir-823 Firmware - All All All
Operating System Dlink Dir-823 Firmware - All All All
Hardware Dlink Dir-850l - All All All
Hardware Dlink Dir-850l - All All All
Operating System Dlink Dir-850l Firmware - All All All
Operating System Dlink Dir-850l Firmware - All All All
Hardware Dlink Dir-868l - All All All
Hardware Dlink Dir-868l - All All All
Operating System Dlink Dir-868l Firmware - All All All
Operating System Dlink Dir-868l Firmware - All All All
Hardware Dlink Dir-880l - All All All
Hardware Dlink Dir-880l - All All All
Operating System Dlink Dir-880l Firmware - All All All
Operating System Dlink Dir-880l Firmware - All All All
Hardware Dlink Dir-885l - All All All
Hardware Dlink Dir-885l - All All All
Operating System Dlink Dir-885l Firmware - All All All
Operating System Dlink Dir-885l Firmware - All All All
Hardware Dlink Dir-890l - All All All
Hardware Dlink Dir-890l - All All All
Operating System Dlink Dir-890l Firmware - All All All
Operating System Dlink Dir-890l Firmware - All All All
Hardware Dlink Dir-895l - All All All
Hardware Dlink Dir-895l - All All All
Operating System Dlink Dir-895l Firmware - All All All
Operating System Dlink Dir-895l Firmware - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Full Disclosure: [CVE-2016-6563 / VU#677427]: Dlink DIR routers HNAP Login stack buffer overflow FULLDISC seclists.org Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Vulnerability Note VU#677427 - D-Link routers HNAP service contains stack-based buffer overflow CERT-VN www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
D-Link DIR-Series Routers - HNAP Login Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) - Multiple remote Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Multiple D-Link DIR Routers CVE-2016-6563 Remote Stack Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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