CVE-2012-10021 (GCVE-0-2012-10021)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-31 14:54 – Updated: 2026-05-14 02:06
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
D-Link DIR-605L Captcha Handling Buffer Overflow
Summary
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in D-Link DIR-605L Wireless N300 Cloud Router firmware versions 1.12 and 1.13 via the getAuthCode() function. The flaw arises from unsafe usage of sprintf() when processing user-supplied CAPTCHA data via the FILECODE parameter in /goform/formLogin. A remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the device.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-07-31 18:30 UTC
CWE
- CWE-121 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Assigner
VulnCheck
CNA
References
5 references
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|---|---|
| https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasplo… | exploit |
| https://web.archive.org/web/20121012062554/http:/… | technical-descriptionexploit |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29127 | exploit |
| https://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=51923.0 | |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dlink-dir605… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
Date Public
2013-10-22 00:00
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