What is CVE-2005-2799?

CVE-2005-2799 is a vulnerability in Linksys Wrt54g. Published 2005-09-15.

Is CVE-2005-2799 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Linksys Wrt54g

CVE-2005-2799

Buffer overflow in apply.cgi in Linksys WRT54G 3.01.03, 3.03.6, and possibly other versions before 4.20.7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP POST request.

Published 2005-09-15 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.708 (99.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-18.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.708 · newest: 0.708 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Linksys Wrt54g — versions 3.01.3, 3.03.6

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.idefense.com/application/poi/display (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-2799?: CVE-2005-2799 is a vulnerability in Linksys Wrt54g. Published 2005-09-15.
Is CVE-2005-2799 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.