CVE-2012-10021 CRITICAL

CVE-2012-10021: D-Link DIR-605L Captcha Handling Buffer Overflow

Vendor D-Link
Product DIR-605L
Weakness CWE-121
Published July 31, 2025
Last update May 14, 2026
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CVSS base score

9.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 31, 2025 CVE published
May 14, 2026 Record updated