DHCP on Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41, BEFSR81, and BEFSRU31 Cable/DSL Routers, firmware version 1.45.7, does not properly clear previously used buffer contents in a BOOTP reply packet, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-0580 is rated High Exploit Risk (68.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.99%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24115 | exploit_db | edb | 2004-05-31 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 7.65% | 7.99% | +0.34% |
| 2 | 2025-07-14 | 7.54% | 7.65% | +0.11% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 7.54% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| linksys | befcmu10 | — | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befcmu10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befn2ps4 | — | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befn2ps4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befn2ps4 | 1.42.7 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befn2ps4:1.42.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsr11 | 1.40.2 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsr11:1.40.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsr11 | 1.41 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsr11:1.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsr11 | 1.42.3 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsr11:1.42.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsr11 | 1.42.7 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsr11:1.42.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsr11 | 1.43 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsr11:1.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsr11 | 1.43.3 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsr11:1.43.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsr11 | 1.44 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsr11:1.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsr41 | 1.35 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsr41:1.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsr41 | 1.36 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsr41:1.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsr41 | 1.37 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsr41:1.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsr41 | 1.38.5 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsr41:1.38.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsr41 | 1.39 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsr41:1.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsr41 | 1.40.2 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsr41:1.40.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsr41 | 1.41 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsr41:1.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsr41 | 1.42.3 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsr41:1.42.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsr41 | 1.42.7 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsr41:1.42.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsr41 | 1.43 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsr41:1.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsr41 | 1.43.3 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsr41:1.43.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsr41 | 1.44 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsr41:1.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsr41 | 1.45.7 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsr41:1.45.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsr41w | — | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsr41w:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsr81 | — | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsr81:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsr81 | 2.42.7.1 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsr81:2.42.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsr81 | 2.44 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsr81:2.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsru31 | 1.40.2 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsru31:1.40.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsru31 | 1.41 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsru31:1.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsru31 | 1.42.3 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsru31:1.42.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsru31 | 1.42.7 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsru31:1.42.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsru31 | 1.43 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsru31:1.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsru31 | 1.43.3 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsru31:1.43.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsru31 | 1.44 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsru31:1.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsx41 | 1.42.7 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsx41:1.42.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsx41 | 1.43 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsx41:1.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsx41 | 1.43.3 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsx41:1.43.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsx41 | 1.43.4 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsx41:1.43.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsx41 | 1.44 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsx41:1.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsx41 | 1.44.3 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsx41:1.44.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befsx41 | 1.45.3 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befsx41:1.45.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befvp41 | — | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befvp41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befvp41 | 1.39.64 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befvp41:1.39.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befvp41 | 1.40.3f | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befvp41:1.40.3f:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befvp41 | 1.40.4 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befvp41:1.40.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | befvp41 | 1.42.7 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:befvp41:1.42.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | rv082 | — | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:rv082:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | wap55ag | 1.0.7 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:wap55ag:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | wrt54g | 1.42.3 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:wrt54g:1.42.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| linksys | wrt54g | 2.00.8 | cpe:2.3:h:linksys:wrt54g:2.00.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |