Authenticated code execution via unchecked sprintf
Published Mar 12, 2026 · Updated Mar 12, 2026
Stack-based buffer overflow in D-Link DIR-513 1.10 allows remote authenticated users to execute code via a crafted setup request. The Boa formEasySetupWizard3 handler passes the user-controlled wan_connected value to sprintf without a length check, overflowing stack buffer v14. Low-privileged access to the web interface is required; successful exploitation can crash the router or execute code in its firmware context.
Summary
What happened
Stack-based buffer overflow in D-Link DIR-513 1.10 allows remote authenticated users to execute code via a crafted setup request. The Boa formEasySetupWizard3 handler passes the user-controlled wan_connected value to sprintf without a length check, overflowing stack buffer v14. Low-privileged access to the web interface is required; successful exploitation can crash the router or execute code in its firmware context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-3978
- Published
- Mar 12, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 12, 2026
- Vendor
- D-Link
- Product
- DIR-513
- Classifications
- CWE-119, CWE-121, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 12, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 12, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=1.10
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- DIR-513 formEasySetupWizard3 PoC requestproof of concept · demonstrated
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