Linksys WRT54G 3.01.3/3.03.6/4.00.7 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Linksys WRT54G 3.01.3/3.03.6/4.00.7. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2005-2912. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Linksys WRT54G 3.01.3/3.03.6/4.00.7 (Router Operating System). This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Linksys WRT54G router allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and server hang) via an HTTP POST request with a negative Content-Length value.

The bug was discovered 09/13/2005. The weakness was disclosed 09/14/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at idefense.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-2912 since 09/14/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20096 (Linksys Multiple Vulnerabilities (OF, DoS, more)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22253), Tenable (20096), SecurityFocus (BID 14822†), OSVDB (19386†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-13019†). The entries VDB-26313, VDB-26311, VDB-26310 and VDB-26309 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 20096
Nessus Name: Linksys Multiple Vulnerabilities (OF, DoS, more)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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09/14/2005 +1 days 🔍
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10/28/2005 +44 days 🔍
11/01/2006 +369 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3052 days 🔍
07/10/2019 +1582 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: linksys.com

Advisory: idefense.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-2912 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2912
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26307
X-Force: 22253
SecurityFocus: 14822
OSVDB: 19386 - Linksys WRT54G and WRT54GS management interface POST method handlers denial of service
Vulnerability Center: 13019 - Linksys WRT54G Router Denial of Service via Negative Content-Length Value, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/10/2019 11:31
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (61), 07/10/2019 11:31 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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