{"id":47518,"date":"2025-06-02T01:49:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T01:49:21","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-02T17:20:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T23:20:34","slug":"cve-2025-5228-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-d-link-di-8100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5228-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-d-link-di-8100\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-5228: Critical Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in D-Link DI-8100<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-5228 is a serious security vulnerability discovered in the D-Link DI-8100 up to version 20250523. The vulnerability is found in the function httpd_get_parm of the file \/login.cgi, a component of jhttpd, and can lead to a critical stack-based buffer overflow. It is important to address this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-41195-critical-security-flaw-in-ocuco-innovation-s-innovaserviceintf-exe\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"53541\">security flaw<\/a> immediately as it has been disclosed to the public, increasing the risk of exploitation. Furthermore, the impact of a successful exploit can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-26625-linux-kernel-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"53130\">lead to system compromise or data<\/a> leakage. Although the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5353-local-authenticated-attacker-exploit-in-ivanti-workspace-control\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71193\">attack can only be initiated within the local<\/a> network, it remains a significant threat to any business or individual using the affected D-Link product.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-5228<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical &#8211; 8.8 CVSS<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2409-file-corruption-vulnerability-in-aspect-with-potential-for-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"53129\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3921325034\" 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-2025-7908-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-d-link-di-8100-1-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71192\">D-Link DI-8100<\/a> | up to 20250523<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46444-improper-control-of-filename-vulnerability-in-ads-pro-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56481\">vulnerability stems from the improper<\/a> handling of the &#8216;notify&#8217; argument in the httpd_get_parm function of the file \/login.cgi. This component, part of jhttpd, can be manipulated in a way that causes a stack-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4826-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-routers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"53413\">buffer overflow<\/a>. This overflow can lead to arbitrary code execution, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-0562-use-after-free-flaw-in-linux-kernel-potentially-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"53685\">potentially allowing an attacker to take control of the system<\/a> or access sensitive data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3352329471\" 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 following conceptual example demonstrates how an attacker could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45997-exploiting-file-upload-vulnerability-in-web-based-pharmacy-product-management-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58923\">exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. This is a theoretical HTTP request that might be used to trigger the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4897-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-a15\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"53414\">buffer overflow<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/login.cgi HTTP\/1.1\nHost: 192.168.1.1\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nnotify=%s<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, `%s` represents an excessively long string designed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4834-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-routers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"53415\">overflow the buffer<\/a>. Note that this is a simplified example and actual exploitation may require more complex payloads.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users of the affected D-Link products are urged to apply the vendor-provided <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49002-critical-vulnerability-in-dataease-bypassing-patch-for-cve-2025-32966\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58922\">patch as soon as possible to mitigate this vulnerability<\/a>. In case the patch cannot be immediately applied, the use of a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as a temporary mitigation measure, although these are not foolproof solutions. It is vital to stay informed of updates from the vendor and apply patches promptly to ensure the highest level of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-36326-bypassing-amd-romarmor-protections-to-compromise-system-security\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87906\">protection for your systems<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-5228 is a serious security vulnerability discovered in the D-Link DI-8100 up to version 20250523. The vulnerability is found in the function httpd_get_parm of the file \/login.cgi, a component of jhttpd, and can lead to a critical stack-based buffer overflow. It is important to address this security flaw immediately as it has been disclosed [&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":[86,80],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-47518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-buffer-overflow","attack_vector-rce"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47518","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=47518"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80719,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47518\/revisions\/80719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47518"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=47518"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=47518"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=47518"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=47518"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=47518"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=47518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}