MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2002-1236

Befsr41 vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
7.1%
EPSS pct
94th
Exploited
No known
The remote management web server for Linksys BEFSR41 EtherFast Cable/DSL Router before firmware 1.42.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an HTTP request to Gozila.cgi without any arguments.
Affected vendor
Linksys
Affected product
Befsr41
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published
2002-11-12

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 7.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 94% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2002-1236

  • Confirm whether Linksys Befsr41 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2002-1236.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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