Unauthenticated code execution via unchecked POST length
Published Jul 25, 2025 · Updated Apr 7, 2026
Stack-based buffer overflow in D-Link DSP-W215 1.02 allows remote attackers to execute system-level code via a crafted HTTP POST request. The my_cgi.cgi get_input_entries function trusts Content-Length and writes an oversized storage_path value through a fixed stack-resident entries array, overwriting the saved return address. LAN reachability to the device is required; successful exploitation grants control of the embedded operating system and can reconfigure or destabilize the plug.
Summary
What happened
Stack-based buffer overflow in D-Link DSP-W215 1.02 allows remote attackers to execute system-level code via a crafted HTTP POST request. The my_cgi.cgi get_input_entries function trusts Content-Length and writes an oversized storage_path value through a fixed stack-resident entries array, overwriting the saved return address. LAN reachability to the device is required; successful exploitation grants control of the embedded operating system and can reconfigure or destabilize the plug.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2014-125117
- Published
- Jul 25, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 7, 2026
- Vendor
- D-Link
- Product
- DSP-W215
- Classifications
- CWE-20, CWE-121, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 25, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 7, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=1.02
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- D-Link info.cgi POST Request Buffer Overflow Metasploit modulefunctional · demonstrated
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