National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-1266

Overview

Multiple buffer overflows in the web interface on the D-Link DI-524 router allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via (1) a long username or (2) an HTTP header with a large name and an empty value.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

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External Source: XF

Name: dlink-di524-interface-dos(41125)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41125

External Source: BID

Name: 28439

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28439

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20080301 The Router Hacking Challenge is Over!

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/489009/100/0/threaded

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.gnucitizen.org/projects/router-hacking-challenge/

Hyperlink:http://www.gnucitizen.org/projects/router-hacking-challenge/

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 29366

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/29366