CVE-2023-35749
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedD-Link DAP-2622 DDP Firmware Upgrade Filename Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of D-Link DAP-2622 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the DDP service. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. . Was ZDI-CAN-20077.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the DDP (D-Link Discover Protocol) service of D-Link DAP-2622 routers allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges due to insufficient length validation on user-supplied firmware upgrade filenames before copying to a fixed-size stack buffer.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.00CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm device model is D-Link DAP-2622Access the router web interface or check the device label/metadata to identify the exact model number.Affected if The device is NOT a D-Link DAP-2622 router.
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Check installed firmware versionLog into the router admin interface and navigate to the firmware/version information page, or use the command line (if accessible) to query the firmware version.Affected if The installed firmware version is 1.00.
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Verify DDP service is enabled and accessibleScan the router for open UDP ports associated with DDP (commonly port 9000 or check documentation for D-Link Discover Protocol ports). Use a network scanner: nmap -sU -p 9000 <router_ip>Affected if UDP port 9000 (or the DDP service port) is open and accessible on the router.
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Assess network exposure of DDP serviceDetermine if the router DDP service is reachable from untrusted networks by checking firewall rules, NAT configurations, or ACLs that permit inbound UDP traffic to the device.Affected if The DDP service is reachable from untrusted/external networks without proper network segmentation or filtering.
A user is affected if they have a D-Link DAP-2622 router running firmware version 1.00 with the DDP service exposed on the network.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply available firmware patches from D-Link; if unavailable, disable or block the DDP service at the network perimeter and segment affected devices to limit exposure.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-35749 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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