CVE-2018-15839

CRITICAL

D-Link DIR-615 Firmware - Buffer Overflow via Authorization HTTP Header

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-15839. PoCs published by Aniket Dinda.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in D-Link DIR-615 routers via a buffer overflow in the Authorization HTTP header. The PoC involves intercepting a request with BurpSuite and injecting a long string of zeros to crash the router.

Description

D-Link DIR-615 devices have a buffer overflow via a long Authorization HTTP header.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by Aniket Dinda · textdoshardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45317

This is a writeup describing a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in D-Link DIR-615 routers via a buffer overflow in the Authorization HTTP header. The PoC involves intercepting a request with BurpSuite and injecting a long string of zeros to crash the router.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: D-Link DIR-615
Auth required
Prerequisites: Network access to the router · Intercepting proxy (e.g., BurpSuite) · Valid session or authentication token
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45317/

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.4535
EPSS Percentile 98.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
dlink/dir-615_firmware
Published Aug 28, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026