CVE-2021-43722
Published: 31 March 2022
Summary
CVE-2021-43722 is a critical-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Dlink Dir-645 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 19.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-30629
Vulnerability details
D-Link DIR-645 1.03 A1 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow. The hnap_main function in the cgibin handler uses sprintf to format the soapaction header onto the stack and has no limit on the size.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.