CVE-2005-0494 describes a critical vulnerability in the Thomson TCW690 cable modem (firmware 2.1, software ST42.03.0a) where the RgSecurity form fails to validate passwords for configuration changes. This allows unauthenticated remote attackers on the local area network to gain administrative access by sending a direct POST request. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild or listed on the KEV catalog, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB (EDB-829), though it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
tcw690CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:thomson:thomson_cable_modem:tcw690:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.