What is the severity of CVE-2008-1266?

CVE-2008-1266 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for remote denial of service attacks.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1266?

To address CVE-2008-1266, users should upgrade to the latest firmware version for the D-Link DI-524 that contains the security patches.

What are the effects of exploiting CVE-2008-1266?

Exploiting CVE-2008-1266 can lead to a denial of service condition by causing the router to crash.

Who is affected by CVE-2008-1266?

CVE-2008-1266 specifically affects D-Link DI-524 routers with older firmware versions.

Is CVE-2008-1266 a local or remote vulnerability?

CVE-2008-1266 is a remote vulnerability that can be exploited over the network without physical access to the device.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2008-1266

high

7.8

CWE

119

10/3/2008

7/8/2024

CVE-2008-1266: Buffer Overflow

First published: Mon Mar 10 2008(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Dlink Di-524

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1266?
CVE-2008-1266 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for remote denial of service attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1266?
To address CVE-2008-1266, users should upgrade to the latest firmware version for the D-Link DI-524 that contains the security patches.
What are the effects of exploiting CVE-2008-1266?
Exploiting CVE-2008-1266 can lead to a denial of service condition by causing the router to crash.
Who is affected by CVE-2008-1266?
CVE-2008-1266 specifically affects D-Link DI-524 routers with older firmware versions.
Is CVE-2008-1266 a local or remote vulnerability?
CVE-2008-1266 is a remote vulnerability that can be exploited over the network without physical access to the device.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1266?
CVE-2008-1266 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for remote denial of service attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1266?
To address CVE-2008-1266, users should upgrade to the latest firmware version for the D-Link DI-524 that contains the security patches.
What are the effects of exploiting CVE-2008-1266?
Exploiting CVE-2008-1266 can lead to a denial of service condition by causing the router to crash.
Who is affected by CVE-2008-1266?
CVE-2008-1266 specifically affects D-Link DI-524 routers with older firmware versions.
Is CVE-2008-1266 a local or remote vulnerability?
CVE-2008-1266 is a remote vulnerability that can be exploited over the network without physical access to the device.