Linksys WRT54GS 4.50.6 personal/tkip missing encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linksys WRT54GS 4.50.6. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the file personal/tkip. Executing a manipulation can lead to missing encryption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2005-2589. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Linksys WRT54GS 4.50.6 (Router Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file personal/tkip. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unknown vulnerability in Linksys WRT54GS wireless router with firmware 4.50.6, with WPA Personal/TKIP authentication enabled, allows remote clients to bypass authentication by connecting without using encryption.

The bug was discovered 08/17/2005. The weakness was disclosed 08/17/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-2589 since 08/17/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43092 (Linksys WRT54GS Wireless Authentication Bypass Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21915), SecurityFocus (BID 14566†), OSVDB (18803†), Secunia (SA16457†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1014721†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Missing encryption
CWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: linksys.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-2589 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2589
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26032
X-Force: 21915
SecurityFocus: 14566 - Linksys WRT54GS Wireless Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 16457 - Linksys WRT54GS Wireless Encryption Security Bypass, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 18803 - Linksys - WRT54GS - Wireless Authentication Bypass Issue
SecurityTracker: 1014721
Vulnerability Center: 14490 - Linksys WRT54Gs Wireless Router Encryption Bypass, High

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/30/2025 02:41
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (65), 07/16/2019 06:53 (3), 06/30/2025 02:41 (18)
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