CVE-2025-1539
Published: 21 February 2025
Description
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in D-Link DAP-1320 1.00. Affected by this issue is the function replace_special_char of the file /storagein.pd-XXXXXX. The manipulation leads to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
Security Summary
CVE-2025-1539 is a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the replace_special_char function in the /storagein.pd-XXXXXX file of D-Link DAP-1320 firmware version 1.00. Published on 2025-02-21, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) and maps to CWEs-119, CWE-121, and CWE-787.
The vulnerability enables remote exploitation by an authenticated attacker with low privileges, requiring no user interaction. Successful manipulation can result in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution via the buffer overflow.
Advisories note that this vulnerability only affects products no longer supported by the maintainer, with no patches available. Relevant details are available in references including the D-Link product page at https://legacy.us.dlink.com/pages/product.aspx?id=4b2bbe2e3f1d440ea65bc56c7e3dcc5c, a technical writeup at https://tasty-foxtrot-3a8.notion.site/D-link-DAP-1320-replace_special_char-Vulnerability-1960448e6195809c94f9fd2ff1f59bcf?pvs=4, and VulDB entries at https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.296480, https://vuldb.com/?id.296480, and https://vuldb.com/?submit.497496.
The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be used against vulnerable devices.
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