{"id":38593,"date":"2025-05-16T00:04:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T00:04:47","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-06-27T05:19:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T11:19:57","slug":"cve-2025-4450-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-d-link-dir-619l-2-04b04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4450-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-d-link-dir-619l-2-04b04\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-4450: Critical Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in D-Link DIR-619L 2.04B04<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A critical buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2025-4450) has been discovered in D-Link DIR-619L 2.04B04, specifically within the function formSetEasy_Wizard. This vulnerability, if exploited, can potentially allow an attacker to compromise the system or leak sensitive data. Buffer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-39273-critical-integer-overflow-vulnerabilities-in-gtkwave-s-lxt2-facgeometry-parsing-function\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43269\">overflow vulnerabilities<\/a> are notoriously lethal as they can provide attackers with the ability to execute arbitrary code on the target system, leading to a full system compromise. It is particularly concerning as the affected product &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4452-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-d-link-dir-619l-2-04b04\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"45247\">D-Link DIR-619L<\/a> 2.04B04 &#8211; is no longer supported by the vendor, leaving the users without an official security patch from the manufacturer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-4450<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (8.8 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Remote<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-49126-critical-vulnerability-in-solid-edge-se2023-allows-for-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43419\">Potential system<\/a> compromise and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3695585392\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6114-critical-vulnerability-in-d-link-dir-619l-leading-to-stack-based-buffer-overflow\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61649\">D-Link DIR-619L<\/a> | 2.04B04<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26844-critical-cookie-handling-vulnerability-in-znuny\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"45523\">vulnerability occurs due to improper handling<\/a> of the &#8216;curTime&#8217; argument within the &#8216;formSetEasy_Wizard&#8217; function. By manipulating this argument, an attacker can cause a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-49122-critical-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-solid-edge-se2023\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43367\">buffer overflow<\/a> condition. This can give the attacker the ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-37577-code-execution-vulnerability-in-gtkwave-3-3-115\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43263\">execute code<\/a> remotely on the target system, which can potentially lead to a full system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1362096452\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The exploit might be conducted in a manner similar to the example <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4827-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-http-post-request-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"50927\">HTTP request<\/a> below:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/formSetEasy_Wizard HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\ncurTime=10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000...<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>The attacker sends an HTTP request to the &#8216;formSetEasy_Wizard&#8217; function with an excessively long &#8216;curTime&#8217; value, causing the buffer to overflow and enabling the attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-37576-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-gtkwave\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43253\">execute arbitrary code<\/a> on the system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the vendor no longer supports the affected product, applying a vendor patch is not an option. As a temporary measure, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5485-a-critical-vulnerability-pertaining-to-user-name-enumeration-in-web-management-interfaces\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61650\">users are advised to implement a Web<\/a> Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to help detect and prevent exploitation attempts. For long-term mitigation, users should consider replacing the unsupported hardware with a newer model that receives regular security updates from the vendor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A critical buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2025-4450) has been discovered in D-Link DIR-619L 2.04B04, specifically within the function formSetEasy_Wizard. This vulnerability, if exploited, can potentially allow an attacker to compromise the system or leak sensitive data. Buffer overflow vulnerabilities are notoriously lethal as they can provide attackers with the ability to execute arbitrary code on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[86],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-38593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-buffer-overflow"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38593"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55331,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38593\/revisions\/55331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38593"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=38593"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=38593"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=38593"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=38593"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=38593"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=38593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}