Unauthenticated code execution via uid stack overflow
Published Mar 22, 2025 · Updated Mar 24, 2025
Stack-based buffer overflow in D-Link DAP-1620 1.03 allows remote attackers to execute code or crash the device via a crafted uid. Public material identifies check_dws_cookie in /storage and the uid argument, but does not disclose the exact unsafe copy operation. No authentication or user interaction is required; successful exploitation can execute code or interrupt the end-of-life appliance.
Summary
What happened
Stack-based buffer overflow in D-Link DAP-1620 1.03 allows remote attackers to execute code or crash the device via a crafted uid. Public material identifies check_dws_cookie in /storage and the uid argument, but does not disclose the exact unsafe copy operation. No authentication or user interaction is required; successful exploitation can execute code or interrupt the end-of-life appliance.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-2621
- Published
- Mar 22, 2025
- Updated
- Mar 24, 2025
- Vendor
- D-Link
- Product
- DAP-1620
- Classifications
- CWE-119, CWE-787, CWE-121, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 22, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 24, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=1.03
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
- D-Link DAP-1620 check_dws_uid proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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