CVE-2005-0498 describes a critical vulnerability in Gigafast routers (including CompUSA branded models) that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to download the backup.cfg file, exposing the administrator password in plaintext. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
ee400-rCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:gigafast_ethernet:gigafast_router:ee400-r:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
ee410-rCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:gigafast_ethernet:gigafast_router:ee410-r:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.