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CVE-2005-2799

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 70.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2005-09-15 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

• Linksys Wrt54G: 3.01.3, 3.03.6

References

• http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=305&type=vulnerabilities
• http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=305&type=vulnerabilities

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