CVE-2018-16408 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

D-Link DIR-846 devices with firmware 100.26 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via a SetNetworkTomographySettings request by leveraging admin access.

Published: 2018-09-03

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: 4.7% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:d-link:dir-846_firmware:100.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dir-846:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-8248	D-Link DIR-846 devices with firmware 100.26 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via a SetNetworkTomographySettings request by leveraging admin access.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04691.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/PAGalaxyLab/VulInfo/blob/master/D-Link%20DIR-846%20RCE.md
https://github.com/PAGalaxyLab/VulInfo/blob/master/D-Link/DIR-846/RCE_0/D-Link%20DIR-846%20RCE.md
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/bulletins/SB18-253

History

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Subscriptions

D-link Dir-846 Firmware

Dlink Dir-846

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-09-03T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T10:24:32.114Z

Reserved: 2018-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-16408

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-09-03T19:29:01.120

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:44:14.160

Link: CVE-2018-16408

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-78

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