Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE describes a memory corruption flaw in a D-Link DIR-605L N300 router firmware build. An attacker with low-level access to the router interface could potentially disrupt the device or gain deeper control. Business urgency is highest where this model is still deployed, especially if management access is reachable beyond trusted administrators.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation where this router model protects business networks, remote offices, or exposed internet connections. The issue is high severity, but urgency depends on confirmed deployment and management exposure. Lack of KEV evidence lowers certainty of active exploitation, not technical impact.
Technical view
CVE-2023-24345 is a stack overflow in D-Link DIR-605L v2.13B01 involving the curTime parameter at /goform/formSetWanDhcpplus. CVSS 3.1 is 8.8 with network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. The affected metadata in the bundle is incomplete.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on D-Link DIR-605L routers running firmware v2.13B01. Risk increases if administrative or router management surfaces are reachable from untrusted networks. The CVSS vector indicates low privileges are required, so compromised or weak router credentials matter.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. A public GitHub vulnerability reference is cited, but the provided evidence does not prove weaponized exploitation in the wild. Treat internet-exposed or weakly administered devices as higher priority.
Researcher notes
The CVE description names a specific firmware build and parameter, but the affected product metadata is listed as n/a in the bundle. Do not broaden affected versions without vendor confirmation. No patch version or mitigation is provided in the cited CVE data.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any D-Link DIR-605L devices and confirm firmware versions.
- Check D-Link security guidance for fixed firmware, retirement, or replacement advice.
- Restrict router administration to trusted internal networks only.
- Disable remote management if it is not explicitly required.
- Replace unsupported devices if no vendor-supported fix is available.
Validation and detection
- Inventory edge and branch routers for DIR-605L v2.13B01.
- Confirm management interfaces are not exposed to the internet.
- Review router logs for unexpected administrative access or crashes.
- Verify administrative accounts use unique, strong credentials.
- Track vendor guidance because the bundle names no specific fixed version.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.
ATT&CK lookup starting points
Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.
CWE-121: Exact CWE lookup
Use the exact CWE identifier as the starting point before reviewing related ATT&CK behavior. Open the exact CWE lookup page first, then review the ATT&CK searches from that MITRE weakness context. This is a Glexia lookup hint, not an official ATT&CK mapping.
Open ATT&CK lookupCWE-787: Exact CWE lookup
Use the exact CWE identifier as the starting point before reviewing related ATT&CK behavior. Open the exact CWE lookup page first, then review the ATT&CK searches from that MITRE weakness context. This is a Glexia lookup hint, not an official ATT&CK mapping.
Open ATT&CK lookupCVE-2023-24345 mapping review
Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.
Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.
CVSS vector scores
1 official scoreWe collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin/CVE reference
- https://github.com/1160300418/Vuls/tree/main/D-Link/DIR-605L/curTime_Vuls/03CVE reference
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.