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CVE-2008-1265

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2008-03-10 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-20

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.

Affected products

• Linksys Wrt54G: all versions

References

• http://www.gnucitizen.org/projects/router-hacking-challenge/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489009/100/0/threaded
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41127
• http://www.gnucitizen.org/projects/router-hacking-challenge/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489009/100/0/threaded
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41127

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