Linksys WRT54G cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Linksys WRT54G. Impacted is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to cryptographic issue. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-1263. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Linksys WRT54G (Router Operating System) (affected version unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-310. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The Linksys WRT54G router stores passwords and keys in cleartext in the Config.bin file, which might allow remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information via an HTTP request for the top-level Config.bin URI.

The weakness was published 03/10/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-1263 since 03/10/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.

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 vulnerability database at X-Force (41115). Similar entries are available at VDB-30183, VDB-41426, VDB-41425 and VDB-41424. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Timelineinfo

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03/16/2015 +2562 days 🔍
11/10/2017 +970 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: linksys.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-1263 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1263
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41420
X-Force: 41115 - Linksys WRT54GL router Config.bin information disclosure

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 11/10/2017 13:59
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (47), 11/10/2017 13:59 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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