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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
DHCP is a link-local service so AV:A not AV:N; unauthenticated and no interaction (PR:N/UI:N); stack overflow yields RCE/crash with full single-system impact and no scope change.
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A vulnerability was determined in D-Link DIR-822A A_101. This vulnerability affects the function strcpy of the file udhcpcd/serverpacket.c of the component udhcpcd. This manipulation causes stack-based buffer overflow. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized.
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AnalysisAI
Stack-based buffer overflow in the D-Link DIR-822A (firmware A_101) router allows attackers to corrupt memory in the udhcpd DHCP server via an unbounded strcpy in serverpacket.c while parsing TR-111 DHCP Option 125. The exploit writeup and VulDB entry are public (publicly available exploit code exists), and successful exploitation can crash the DHCP service or achieve code execution on the device. …
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| Exploitation | Exploitation requires the attacker to send a malicious DHCP packet to the DIR-822A's udhcpd server, which practically means being on the same local/adjacent network segment (wired LAN or Wi-Fi, including guest/open networks) since DHCP is a link-local service - it is not routable across the internet by default. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The vendor CVSS 4.0 base is 9.3 with AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N and full high impact including subsequent-system scope (SC/SI/SA:H), which overstates the real profile in two ways. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in. |
| Remediation | No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis; the DIR-822A is an older consumer model and may be end-of-support, so check https://www.dlink.com/ and D-Link security bulletins for a fixed firmware image and apply it if published. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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Within 24 hours: Conduct an asset inventory to identify all D-Link DIR-822A routers running firmware A_101 in your environment and assess their network exposure. …
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Same weakness CWE-121 – Stack-based Buffer Overflow
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EUVD-2026-72336
GHSA-f64f-9c4r-2xmc