CVE-2002-0426 describes a vulnerability in the VPN Server module of Linksys EtherFast BEFVP41 Cable/DSL VPN Routers prior to version 1.40.1. The vulnerability causes manually entered VPN keys to be reduced in length, significantly weakening their cryptographic strength. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, allowing unauthenticated attackers to potentially compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability over the network with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.40.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befvp41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.