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TI-2005-04002 Aliases CVE-2005-4257GHSA-72fv-wfpw-6q2x

Linksys WRT54GS and BEFW11S4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device…

Priority LOW 37Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Linksys WRT54GS and BEFW11S4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) via an IP packet with the same source and destination IPs and ports, and with the SYN flag set (aka LAND). NOTE: the provenance of this issue is unknown; the details are obtained solely from the BID.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01431 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 8

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befw11s4:1.4.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2.7VulnerableLinksys
cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befw11s4:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.3VulnerableLinksys
cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befw11s4:1.43.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.43.3VulnerableLinksys
cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befw11s4:1.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.44VulnerableLinksys
cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befw11s4_v3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableLinksys
cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befw11s4_v4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableLinksys
cpe:2.3:h:linksys:wrt54gs:4.50.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.50.6VulnerableLinksys
cpe:2.3:h:linksys:wrt54gs:4.70.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.70.6VulnerableLinksys
  • cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befw11s4:1.4.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2.7 Vulnerable ·Linksys
  • cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befw11s4:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.3 Vulnerable ·Linksys
  • cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befw11s4:1.43.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.43.3 Vulnerable ·Linksys
  • cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befw11s4:1.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.44 Vulnerable ·Linksys
  • cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befw11s4_v3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Linksys
  • cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befw11s4_v4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Linksys
  • cpe:2.3:h:linksys:wrt54gs:4.50.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.50.6 Vulnerable ·Linksys
  • cpe:2.3:h:linksys:wrt54gs:4.70.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.70.6 Vulnerable ·Linksys

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-4257
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-72fv-wfpw-6q2x

References

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  • TI-2002-01784 Buffer overflow in the Embedded HTTP server, as used in (1) D-Link DI-804 4.68, Dl-704… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2002-01247 Buffer overflow in the Web management interface in Linksys BEFW11S4 wireless access point… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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