Man-in-the-Middle Vulnerability in D-Link DIR-850L Devices
CVE-2017-14420

5.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

D-Link
Status
Dir-850l Firmware
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 September 2017

What is CVE-2017-14420?

The D-Link NPAPI extension utilized in DIR-850L devices lacks proper verification of X.509 certificates from SSL servers. This oversight enables man-in-the-middle attackers to impersonate legitimate servers, facilitating the potential theft of sensitive user information through carefully crafted certificates.

References

https://pierrekim.github.io/blog/2017-09-08-dlink-850l-my...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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