Description
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.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Linksys BEFSR41 1.4x - 'Gozila.cgi' Denial of Service EDB-21975 · dos · Nov 1, 2002 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20021101 iDEFENSE Security Advisory 10.31.02a: Denial of Service Vulnerability in Linksys BEFSR41 EtherFast Cable/DSL Router mailing-list
- 6086 vdb-entry
- http://www.idefense.com/advisory/10.31.02a.txt
- linksys-etherfast-gozila-dos(10514) vdb-entry
- 20021101 iDEFENSE Security Advisory 10.31.02a: Denial of Service Vulnerability in Linksys BEFSR41 EtherFast Cable/DSL Router mailing-list