CVE Catalog

CVE-2014-4927

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in ACME micro_httpd, used in D-Link DSL2750U, DSL2740U, and NetGear WGR614 and MR-ADSL-DG834 routers, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in the URI in a GET request.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can remotely cause routers to crash, leading to service unavailability for users.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the router firmware to the latest version to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in ACME micro_httpd, as used in D-Link DSL2750U and DSL2740U and NetGear WGR614 and MR-ADSL-DG834 routers allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in the URI in a GET request.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS