CVE-2005-2434 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Linksys WRT54G router uses the same private key and certificate for every router, which allows remote attackers to sniff the SSL connection and obtain sensitive information.

Published: 2005-08-03

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:h:linksys:wrt54g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-2435	Linksys WRT54G router uses the same private key and certificate for every router, which allows remote attackers to sniff the SSL connection and obtain sensitive information.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0026.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112258422806340&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/16271
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014596
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14407
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21635

History

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Subscriptions

Linksys Wrt54g

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-08-03T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:30:01.640Z

Reserved: 2005-08-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-2434

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-08-03T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-2434

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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