Buffer Overflow
A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.
How It Works
A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions. This overwrites whatever data or code exists there, corrupting program state and potentially giving attackers control over execution flow.
Stack-based overflows are the most common variant. When a function allocates a fixed-size buffer on the stack and then copies user-controlled input without proper bounds checking, attackers can overflow past the buffer to overwrite the function's return address. When the function completes, instead of returning to legitimate code, execution jumps to attacker-specified memory containing malicious shellcode. Heap-based overflows work differently—they corrupt heap metadata like chunk size fields or free list pointers, leading to arbitrary memory writes when the allocator processes the corrupted structures.
Modern exploitation bypasses defensive mechanisms through techniques like Return-Oriented Programming (ROP), which chains together existing code snippets to avoid non-executable memory protections. Attackers may also use heap spraying to reliably position shellcode at predictable addresses, defeating address randomization.
Impact
- Remote code execution — attacker gains ability to run arbitrary commands with the privileges of the vulnerable process
- Privilege escalation — exploiting kernel or setuid program overflows to gain root/SYSTEM access
- Denial of service — crashes and memory corruption that render systems unusable
- Information disclosure — reading sensitive data from adjacent memory regions that should be inaccessible
- Authentication bypass — overwriting security-critical variables like permission flags or user IDs
Real-World Examples
Fortinet FortiOS suffered a critical buffer overflow (CVE-2025-32756) that allowed unauthenticated remote attackers to execute code as root on firewalls and VPN gateways. Attackers actively exploited this to compromise enterprise network perimeters before patches were available.
The Slammer worm from 2003 exploited a stack overflow in Microsoft SQL Server, spreading to 75,000 hosts in ten minutes by sending a single malformed UDP packet that overwrote the return address with shellcode. No authentication was required.
OpenSSH historically contained a heap overflow in challenge-response authentication that allowed pre-authentication remote root compromise on Unix systems, demonstrating how memory corruption in privileged network services creates maximum impact scenarios.
Mitigation
- Memory-safe languages — Rust, Go, and modern managed languages prevent buffer overflows by design through automatic bounds checking
- Stack canaries — random values placed before return addresses that detect corruption before control transfer
- Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) — randomizes memory locations making exploitation less reliable
- Data Execution Prevention (DEP/NX) — marks memory regions as non-executable, preventing direct shellcode execution
- Bounds checking — validate input sizes before copying, use safe functions like
strncpyinstead ofstrcpy - Fuzzing and static analysis — automated testing to discover overflows before deployment
Recent CVEs (36635)
A maliciously crafted JT file in Autodesk AutoCAD 2022 may be used to write beyond the allocated buffer while parsing JT files. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
ncurses 6.3 before patch 20220416 has an out-of-bounds read and segmentation violation in convert_strings in tinfo/read_entry.c in the terminfo library. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.1), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
A maliciously crafted TIF or PICT file in Autodesk AutoCAD 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 can be used to write beyond the allocated buffer through Buffer overflow vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A maliciously crafted PICT, BMP, PSD or TIF file in Autodesk AutoCAD 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 may be used to write beyond the allocated buffer while parsing PICT, BMP, PSD or TIF file. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A malicious crafted TGA file when consumed through DesignReview.exe application could lead to memory corruption vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A malicious crafted .dwf or .pct file when consumed through DesignReview.exe application could lead to memory corruption vulnerability by write access violation. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository radareorg/radare2 prior to 5.6.8. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.
global heap buffer overflow in skip_range in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4763. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.
Wasm3 0.5.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow in NewCodePage in m3_code.c (called indirectly from Compile_BranchTable in m3_compile.c). Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
7-Zip through 21.07 on Windows allows privilege escalation and command execution when a file with the .7z extension is dragged to the Help>Contents area. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Windows Common Log File System Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability could allow attackers to write data beyond allocated buffer boundaries leading to code execution or crashes.
A vulnerability in the data plane microcode of Lightspeed-Plus line cards for Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the line card. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.6), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Irzip v0.640 was discovered to contain a heap memory corruption via the component lrzip.c:initialise_control. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.
Buffer Overflow in uudecoder in Mutt affecting all versions starting from 0.94.13 before 2.2.3 allows read past end of input line. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.
An out-of-bounds read/write vulnerability was found in e2fsprogs 1.46.5. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the cgi.c unescape functionality of ArduPilot APWeb master branch 50b6b7ac - master branch 46177cb9. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
An integer overflow vulnerability exists in the fltSaveCMP functionality of Leadtools 22. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
An Uncontrolled Memory Allocation vulnerability leading to a Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the packet forwarding engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a network-based unauthenticated. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
nginx njs 0.7.2 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.
A heap-based buffer overflow exists in XML Decompression DecodeTreeBlock in AT&T Labs Xmill 0.7. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GhostPCL 9.55.0. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Vyper is a pythonic Smart Contract Language for the ethereum virtual machine. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Buffer Copy without Size Check vulnerability could allow attackers to overflow a buffer to corrupt adjacent memory.
An out-of-bounds read can be exploited in Autodesk TrueView 2022 may lead to an exposure of sensitive information or a crash through using a maliciously crafted DWG file as an Input. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.1), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A buffer over-read can be exploited in Autodesk TrueView 2022 may lead to an exposure of sensitive information or a crash through using a maliciously crafted DWG file as an Input. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.1), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A maliciously crafted PDF file in Autodesk AutoCAD 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 can be used to dereference for a write beyond the allocated buffer while parsing PDF files. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Autodesk TrueView 2022 and 2021 may lead to remote code execution through maliciously crafted DWG files. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
rtl_433 21.12 was discovered to contain a stack overflow in the function acurite_00275rm_decode at /devices/acurite.c. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Tcpreplay v4.4.1 has a heap-based buffer overflow in do_checksum_math at /tcpedit/checksum.c. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
MariaDB Server v10.7 and below was discovered to contain a global buffer overflow in the component decimal_bin_size, which is exploited via specially crafted SQL statements. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Subversion's mod_dav_svn is vulnerable to memory corruption. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
By overlong input values an attacker may force overwrite of the internal program stack in SAP Web Dispatcher - versions 7.53, 7.77, 7.81, 7.85, 7.86, or Internet Communication Manager - versions. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
The affected product is vulnerable to an out-of-bounds read, which may result in code execution. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity.
The affected product is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity.
The affected product is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, which may lead to code execution. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity.
The affected product is vulnerable to an out-of-bounds read, which may result in disclosure of sensitive information. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity.
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter Femap (All versions < V2022.1.2). Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability could allow attackers to write data beyond allocated buffer boundaries leading to code execution or crashes.
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter Femap (All versions < V2022.1.2). Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability could allow attackers to write data beyond allocated buffer boundaries leading to code execution or crashes.
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter Femap (All versions < V2022.1.2). Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability could allow attackers to read data from memory outside the intended buffer boundaries.
A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE X302-7 EEC (230V), SCALANCE X302-7 EEC (230V, coated), SCALANCE X302-7 EEC (24V), SCALANCE X302-7 EEC (24V, coated), SCALANCE X302-7 EEC (2x 230V),. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability could allow attackers to read data from memory outside the intended buffer boundaries.
A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE X302-7 EEC (230V), SCALANCE X302-7 EEC (230V, coated), SCALANCE X302-7 EEC (24V), SCALANCE X302-7 EEC (24V, coated), SCALANCE X302-7 EEC (2x 230V),. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Buffer Copy without Size Check vulnerability could allow attackers to overflow a buffer to corrupt adjacent memory.
A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE X302-7 EEC (230V), SCALANCE X302-7 EEC (230V, coated), SCALANCE X302-7 EEC (24V), SCALANCE X302-7 EEC (24V, coated), SCALANCE X302-7 EEC (2x 230V),. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Buffer Copy without Size Check vulnerability could allow attackers to overflow a buffer to corrupt adjacent memory.
A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE X302-7 EEC (230V), SCALANCE X302-7 EEC (230V, coated), SCALANCE X302-7 EEC (24V), SCALANCE X302-7 EEC (24V, coated), SCALANCE X302-7 EEC (2x 230V),. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
Improper input validation in DSP driver prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows out-of-bounds write by integer overflow. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Improper boundary check in media.extractor library prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows attackers to cause denial of service via a crafted media file. Rated low severity (CVSS 3.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Improper boundary check in sflvd_rdbuf_bits of libsflvextractor prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows attackers to read out of bounds memory. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.4), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Improper size check in sapefd_parse_meta_HEADER function of libsapeextractor library prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows out of bounds read via a crafted media file. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.1), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Improper size check of in sapefd_parse_meta_DESCRIPTION function of libsapeextractor library prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows out of bounds read via a crafted media file. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.1), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Improper size check in sapefd_parse_meta_HEADER_old function of libsapeextractor library prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows out of bounds read via a crafted media file. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.1), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Improper boundary check in Quram Agif library prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows attackers to cause denial of service via crafted image file. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Improper input validation vulnerability in parser_iloc and sheifd_find_itemIndexin fuctions of libsimba library prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows out of bounds write by privileged attacker. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Improper input validation vulnerability in parser_infe and sheifd_find_itemIndexin fuctions of libsimba library prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows out of bounds write by privileged attackers. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in parser_ipma function of libsimba library prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows code execution by remote attackers. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in sheifd_get_info_image function in libsimba library prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows code execution by remote attacker. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in parser_single_iref function in libsimba library prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows code execution by remote attacker. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in parser_infe function in libsimba library prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows code execution by remote attacker. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in parser_iloc function in libsimba library prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows code execution by remote attacker. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Null pointer dereference vulnerability in parser_hvcC function of libsimba library prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows out of bounds write by remote attackers. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Null pointer dereference vulnerability in parser_infe function of libsimba library prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows out of bounds read by remote attackers. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in sheifd_create function of libsimba library prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows code execution by remote attackers. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Null pointer dereference vulnerability in parser_unknown_property function in libsimba library prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows out of bounds write by remote attacker. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Null pointer dereference vulnerability in parser_ispe function in libsimba library prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows out of bounds write by remote attacker. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Null pointer dereference vulnerability in parser_colr function in libsimba library prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows out of bounds write by remote attacker. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Null pointer dereference vulnerability in parser_auxC function in libsimba library prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows out of bounds write by remote attacker. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Null pointer dereference vulnerability in parser_irot function in libsimba library prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows out of bounds write by remote attacker. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Improper boundary check in Quram Agif library prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows arbitrary code execution. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
An Out-Of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in Autodesk FBX Review version 1.5.2 and prior may lead to code execution through maliciously crafted ActionScript Byte Code 'ABC' files or information disclosure. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A maliciously crafted DXF file in Autodesk AutoCAD 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and Autodesk Navisworks 2022 can be used to write beyond the allocated buffer through Buffer overflow vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A Memory Corruption vulnerability for DWF and DWFX files in Autodesk AutoCAD 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and Autodesk Navisworks 2022 may lead to code execution through maliciously crafted DLL files. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A maliciously crafted DWF file in Autodesk AutoCAD 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and Autodesk Navisworks 2022 can be used to write beyond the allocated boundaries when parsing the DWF files. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
In SUB2AF, there is a possible memory corruption due to a race condition. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.4). No vendor patch available.
In vow, there is a possible memory corruption due to a race condition. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.4). No vendor patch available.
In vow, there is a possible memory corruption due to a race condition. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.4). No vendor patch available.
In ged, there is a possible memory corruption due to an incorrect error handling. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.4), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
In ged, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an integer overflow. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
In preloader (partition), there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.6), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
In preloader (usb), there is a possible out of bounds write due to a integer underflow. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.6), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
In ssmr, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
In preloader (usb), there is a possible out of bounds write due to an integer overflow. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.6), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
In mdp, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
In ccci, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
In ccci, there is a possible leak of kernel pointer due to an incorrect bounds check. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
In atf (spm), there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
In mdp, there is a possible memory corruption due to a use after free. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
In mdp, there is a possible memory corruption due to a use after free. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
A potential buffer overflow vulnerability was identified in some internal functions of Zyxel VMG3312-T20A firmware version 5.30(ABFX.5)C0, which could be exploited by a local authenticated attacker. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Out-of-bounds Read in r_bin_ne_get_entrypoints function in GitHub repository radareorg/radare2 prior to 5.6.8. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.
Out-of-bounds read in `r_bin_ne_get_relocs` function in GitHub repository radareorg/radare2 prior to 5.6.8. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.
D-Link DIR-619 Ax v1.00 was discovered to contain a stack overflow in the function formAdvanceSetup. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
D-Link DIR-619 Ax v1.00 was discovered to contain a stack overflow in the function formWlanWizardSetup. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
D-Link DIR-619 Ax v1.00 was discovered to contain a stack overflow in the function formWlanSetup. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.