CVE-2026-5979

A vulnerability was detected in D-Link DIR-605L 2.13B01. Affected by this vulnerability is the function formVirtualServ of the file /goform/formVirtualServ of the component POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument curTime results in buffer overflow. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 9.0 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

9.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://lavender-bicycle-a5a.notion.site/D-Link-DIR-605L-formVirtualServ-33153a41781f80b496e1de206077bc7e?source=copy_link	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/submit/791852	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/vuln/356533	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/vuln/356533/cti	Permissions Required VDB Entry
https://www.dlink.com/	Product

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-605l_firmware:2.13b01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dir-605l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-04-09 21:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:59

NVD link : CVE-2026-5979

Mitre link : CVE-2026-5979

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-5979

JSON object : View

Products Affected

dlink

dir-605l
dir-605l_firmware

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-120

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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