CVE-2008-4390

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-12-09 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-319

Description

The Cisco Linksys WVC54GC wireless video camera before firmware 1.25 sends cleartext configuration data in response to a Setup Wizard remote-management command, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information such as passwords by sniffing the network.

Affected products

Cisco Linksys Wvc54Gc Firmware: before 1.25 — fixed in 1.25

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Linksys Wvc54Gc Firmware 1.25. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/33032
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/528993
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-7HJKSA
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobheadername1=Content-Type&blobheadername2=Content-Disposition&blobheadervalue1=text%2Fplain&blobheadervalue2=inline%3B+filename%3DWVC54GC-V1.0_non-RoHS-v1.25_fw_ver.txt&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1193776031728&ssbinary=true&lid=8104724130B17
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32666
http://secunia.com/advisories/33032
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/528993
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-7HJKSA
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobheadername1=Content-Type&blobheadername2=Content-Disposition&blobheadervalue1=text%2Fplain&blobheadervalue2=inline%3B+filename%3DWVC54GC-V1.0_non-RoHS-v1.25_fw_ver.txt&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1193776031728&ssbinary=true&lid=8104724130B17
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32666

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