CVE-2007-4915
Description
The Intersil isl3893 extensions for Boa 0.93.15, as used on the FreeLan RO80211G-AP and other devices, do not prevent stack writes from entering memory locations used for string constants, which allows remote attackers to change the admin password stored in memory via a long username in an HTTP Basic Authentication request.
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Key data
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.
- Score
- 0.68168 (68.2% probability)
- Percentile
- 99.3%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
References
Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.
- securenetwork.it/ricerca/advisory/download/SN-2007-02.txt
- 20080301 The Router Hacking Challenge is Over! (securityfocus.com)mailing-list
- gnucitizen.org/projects/router-hacking-challenge
- 3151 (securityreason.com)third-party-advisory
- ikkisoft.com/stuff/SN-2007-02.txt
- 4542 (exploit-db.com)exploit
- 25676 (securityfocus.com)vdb-entry
- 20070913 Boa (with Intersil Extensions) - HTTP Basic Authentication Bypass (securityfocus.com)mailing-list
Timeline
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- Record published
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