CVE-2008-1266

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-03-10 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

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.

Affected products

Dlink Di-524: all versions

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/29366
http://www.gnucitizen.org/projects/router-hacking-challenge/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489009/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28439
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41125
http://secunia.com/advisories/29366
http://www.gnucitizen.org/projects/router-hacking-challenge/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489009/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28439
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41125

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