CVE-2002-2159

Severity

99%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

165%

Linksys EtherFast Cable/DSL BEFSR11, BEFSR41 and BEFSRU31 with the firmware 1.42.7 upgrade installed opens TCP port 5678 for remote administration even when the "Block WAN" and "Remote Admin" options are disabled, which allows remote attackers to gain access.

Linksys EtherFast Cable/DSL BEFSR11, BEFSR41 and BEFSRU31 with the firmware 1.42.7 upgrade installed opens TCP port 5678 for remote administration even when the "Block WAN" and "Remote Admin" options are disabled, which allows remote attackers to gain access.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 9.9. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

Type

Linksys

First reported 22 years ago

2002-12-31 05:00:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-07-12 01:29:00

Affected Software

Linksys BEFSR11 1.42.7

1.42.7

Linksys BEFSR41 1.42.7

1.42.7

Linksys BEFSRU31 1.42.7

1.42.7

References

linksys-etherfast-admin-enabled(9330)

http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5OP022K7GE.html

Vendor Advisory

4987

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