Code execution via overlong firmware version string
Published Nov 13, 2025 · Updated Jul 5, 2026
Stack buffer overflow in D-Link DIR-816A2 firmware 1.10CNB05_R1B011D88210 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code. The upload.cgi module reads up to 511 bytes from /proc/version, then uses sprintf() to prepend a 29-byte command string into another 512-byte stack buffer without checking the combined length. Exploitation requires control of /proc/version content; input longer than 481 bytes overwrites the destination buffer and enables code execution on the router.
Summary
What happened
Stack buffer overflow in D-Link DIR-816A2 firmware 1.10CNB05_R1B011D88210 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code. The upload.cgi module reads up to 511 bytes from /proc/version, then uses sprintf() to prepend a 29-byte command string into another 512-byte stack buffer without checking the combined length. Exploitation requires control of /proc/version content; input longer than 481 bytes overwrites the destination buffer and enables code execution on the router.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-60679
- Published
- Nov 13, 2025
- Updated
- Jul 5, 2026
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-121
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Nov 13, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 5, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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