CVE-2008-1265

high

Description

The Linksys WRT54G router allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device restart) via a long username and password to the FTP interface.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41127

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489009/100/0/threaded

http://www.gnucitizen.org/projects/router-hacking-challenge/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-03-10

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H