7.5high
CVE-2005-2799in critical feed4 exploits
Buffer overflow in apply.cgi in Linksys WRT54G 3.01.03, 3.03.6, and possibly other versions before 4.20.7, allows remote attackers to execu…
Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
70.8%
percentile 99%
Public exploits
4
Metasploit · Exploit-DB
Summary
Buffer overflow in apply.cgi in Linksys WRT54G 3.01.03, 3.03.6, and possibly other versions before 4.20.7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP POST request.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
70.75% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- Metasploit exploit/linux/http/linksys_wrt54gl_apply_exec Linksys WRT54GL apply.cgi Command Execution · metasploit exploit, manual rank · 2013-01-18
- Metasploit exploit/linux/http/linksys_apply_cgi Linksys WRT54 Access Point apply.cgi Buffer Overflow · metasploit exploit, great rank · 2005-09-13
- EDB-16854 Linksys WRT54 Access Point - 'apply.cgi' Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) · remote · 2010-09-24
- EDB-10028 Linksys WRT54G < 4.20.7 / WRT54GS < 1.05.2 - 'apply.cgi' Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) · remote · 2005-09-13
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
- idefense.com /application/poi/display?id=305&type=vulnerabilities · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_IDEFENSE, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2005-2799
- NVD: CVE-2005-2799
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