CVE-2017-14948

Exp

Certain D-Link products are affected by: Buffer Overflow. This affects DIR-880L 1.08B04 and DIR-895 L/R 1.13b03. The impact is: execute arbitrary code (remote). The component is: htdocs/fileaccess.cgi. The attack vector is: A crafted HTTP request handled by fileacces.cgi could allow an attacker to mount a ROP attack: if the HTTP header field CONTENT_TYPE starts with ''boundary=' followed by more than 256 characters, a buffer overflow would be triggered, potentially causing code execution.

Published: 2019-10-14 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-14948 is rated High Exploit Risk (83.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.01%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2017-14948

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-14948

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-18 4.04% 3.01% -1.02%
2 2025-12-27 4.78% 4.04% -0.74%
3 2025-03-30 4.78%

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-14948

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-14948

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-14948

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dlink dir-868l_firmware cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-868l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dir-890l_firmware cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-890l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dir-885l_firmware cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-885l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dir-895l_firmware 1.13b03 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-895l_firmware:1.13b03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dir-880l_firmware 1.08b04 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-880l_firmware:1.08b04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dlink dir-895r_firmware 1.13b03 cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-895r_firmware:1.13b03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-14948

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