{"id":55163,"date":"2025-06-26T05:58:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T05:58:30","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-08T04:18:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T10:18:52","slug":"cve-2025-6334-critical-stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-d-link-dir-867-1-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6334-critical-stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-d-link-dir-867-1-0\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-6334: Critical Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in D-Link DIR-867 1.0<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-6334 is a critical vulnerability discovered in the D-Link DIR-867 1.0 router. This flaw has the potential to compromise systems, leading to possible data leakage. The vulnerability lies in the strncpy function of the Query String Handler component of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6559-command-injection-vulnerability-in-multiple-sapido-wireless-router-models\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64055\">D-Link DIR-867<\/a> 1.0 router. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and is of a critical nature, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25264-critical-vulnerability-allowing-unauthenticated-remote-access-due-to-overly-permissive-cors-policy\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61917\">due to the potential for remote<\/a> execution. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6001-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-virtuemart-product-image-upload-function\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62167\">vulnerability only affects this specific product<\/a>, which is no longer supported by the vendor, increasing the level of risk involved.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-6334<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-2025-49415-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-fw-gallery-with-potential-for-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62509\">Potential system<\/a> compromise and data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2833052174\" 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>D-Link DIR-867 | 1.0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49661-untrusted-pointer-dereference-vulnerability-in-windows-ancillary-function-driver-for-winsock\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80394\">vulnerability comes into play in the strncpy function<\/a> of the Query String Handler component of the D-Link DIR-867 1.0 router. The manipulation of this function leads to a stack-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6112-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-fh1205\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61539\">buffer overflow<\/a>. An attacker can remotely exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25215-critical-arbitrary-free-vulnerability-in-dell-controlvault3\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61637\">vulnerability to run arbitrary<\/a> code on the compromised system, leading to a complete system compromise or potential data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3411814672\" 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47167-microsoft-office-type-confusion-vulnerability-leading-to-unauthorized-local-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61768\">code represents how the vulnerability<\/a> might be exploited. This is a malicious payload sent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47164-code-execution-vulnerability-in-microsoft-office-via-use-after-free-error\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61853\">via an HTTP POST request to the vulnerable<\/a> endpoint on the router:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/vulnerable\/endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.router.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{\n&quot;malicious_payload&quot;: &quot;strncpy(buffer, overly_long_string, size_of_buffer);&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this payload, the &#8220;overly_long_string&#8221; would be replaced with an actual string that is longer than the &#8220;size_of_buffer&#8221;. This would trigger the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6113-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-fh1203-2-0-1-6\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61549\">buffer overflow<\/a>, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.<br \/>\nPlease note that this is a conceptual representation and the actual exploit may vary based on the specific conditions of the target network, the configuration of the affected device, and the intent of the attacker.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Given that the product is no longer supported by the vendor, applying a vendor patch is not possible. As a temporary mitigation, <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=\"61540\">users can employ a Web<\/a> Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS). These systems can help detect and possibly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49155-uncontrolled-search-path-vulnerability-in-trend-micro-apex-one-data-loss-prevention-module\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62508\">prevent the exploitation of this vulnerability<\/a>. It is, however, recommended to replace the unsupported device with a supported one as soon as possible for a more permanent solution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-6334 is a critical vulnerability discovered in the D-Link DIR-867 1.0 router. This flaw has the potential to compromise systems, leading to possible data leakage. The vulnerability lies in the strncpy function of the Query String Handler component of the D-Link DIR-867 1.0 router. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and is of a [&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-55163","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\/55163","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=55163"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72820,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55163\/revisions\/72820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55163"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=55163"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=55163"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=55163"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=55163"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=55163"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=55163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}