Classic Buffer OverflowWeakness · CWE-120

CVE-2025-25530

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-02-11
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Buffer overflow vulnerability in Digital China DCBI-Netlog-LAB Gateway 1.0 due to the lack of length verification, which is related to saving parental control configuration information. Attackers who successfully exploit this vulnerability can cause the remote target device to crash or execute arbitrary commands.

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 · moderate confidence

Buffer overflow vulnerability in Digital China DCBI-Netlog-LAB Gateway 1.0's parental control configuration saving function due to missing input length validation. This allows remote unauthenticated attackers to cause device crashes or achieve arbitrary command execution.

MitigationApply vendor firmware update containing proper input length validation for parental control configuration; if unavailable, isolate affected devices behind additional network segmentation and monitor for exploitation attempts.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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 checks

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  1. Identify the gateway product and firmware version
    Access the device admin interface or check system information page to confirm the exact model is Digital China DCBI-Netlog-LAB Gateway and note the firmware version. Compare your version to 1.0.
    Affected if The device is Digital China DCBI-Netlog-LAB Gateway running firmware version 1.0
  2. Determine if parental control feature is enabled
    Navigate to the parental control configuration section in the device admin panel. Check whether any parental control profiles, rules, or time restrictions are currently active or configured.
    Affected if Parental control feature is enabled or has any configuration saved on the device
  3. Verify network exposure of the management interface
    Check if the device administrative interface is directly accessible from untrusted networks or the internet. Review firewall rules and port forwarding configurations that expose the gateway.
    Affected if The device management interface is accessible from untrusted/external networks without proper access controls
  4. Inspect device logs for crashes or anomalies
    Review system logs, kernel logs, or crash dumps on the device for evidence of unexpected restarts, buffer overflow errors, or suspicious command activity related to the parental control module.
    Affected if Logs show unexplained crashes, memory corruption errors, or unauthorized command execution attempts targeting the parental control function

You are affected if you are running Digital China DCBI-Netlog-LAB Gateway firmware version 1.0 with the parental control feature enabled and the device is accessible to unauthenticated network attackers.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor firmware update containing proper input length validation for parental control configuration; if unavailable, isolate affected devices behind additional network segmentation and monitor for exploitation attempts.

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