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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-14948 · published 14 October 2019

CVE-2017-14948: Dlink dir-868l firmware classic buffer overflow vulnerability

Dlink · Dir 868l Firmware

Certain D-Link products are affected by: Buffer Overflow. This affects DIR-880L 1.08B04 and DIR-895 L/R 1.13b03. The impact is: execute arbitrary code (remote). The component is: htdocs/fileaccess.cgi. The attack vector is: A crafted HTTP request handled by fileacces.cgi could allow an attacker to mount a ROP attack: if the HTTP header field CONTENT_TYPE starts with ''boundary=' followed by more than 256 characters, a buffer overflow would be triggered, potentially causing code execution.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 4.9% · top 8.2% CWE-120 · Classic buffer overflow
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 7.5
4.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
6Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Certain D-Link products are affected by: Buffer Overflow. This affects DIR-880L 1.08B04 and DIR-895 L/R 1.13b03. The impact is: execute arbitrary code (remote). The component is: htdocs/fileaccess.cgi. The attack vector is: A crafted HTTP request handled by fileacces.cgi could allow an attacker to mount a ROP attack: if the HTTP header field CONTENT_TYPE starts with ''boundary=' followed by more than 256 characters, a buffer overflow would be triggered, potentially causing code execution.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

6 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/badnack/d_link_880_bug/blob/master/README.md ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/badnack/d_link_880_bug/blob/master/README.md ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-14948), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.