Vulnerability in Linksys Befsr11
CVE-2002-2159
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.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (83.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 83.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linksys Befsr11 — versions 1.42.7
- Linksys Befsr41 — versions 1.42.7
- Linksys Befsru31 — versions 1.42.7
References
- www.iss.net/security_center/static/9330.php (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/4987 (vdb-entry)
- www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5OP022K7GE.html (Vendor Advisory)