CVE-2007-4915
The Intersil isl3893 extensions for Boa 0.93.15, as used on the FreeLan RO80211G-AP and other...
The Intersil isl3893 extensions for Boa 0.93.15, as used on the FreeLan RO80211G-AP and other devices, do not prevent stack writes from entering memory locations used for string constants, which allows remote attackers to change the admin password stored in memory via a long username in an HTTP Basic Authentication request.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Intersil isl3893 extensions for Boa 0.93.15, as used on the FreeLan RO80211G-AP and other devices, do not prevent stack writes from entering memory locations used for string constants, which allows remote attackers to change the admin password stored in memory via a long username in an HTTP Basic Authentication request.
- Record
CVE-2007-4915- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Intersil isl3893 extensions for Boa 0.93.15, as used on the FreeLan RO80211G-AP and other devices, do not prevent stack writes from entering memory locations used for string constants, which allows remote attackers to change the admin password stored in memory via a long username in an HTTP Basic Authentication request.
- Record
CVE-2007-4915- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-4896 No score
The Intersil isl3893 extensions for Boa 0.93.15, as used on the FreeLan RO80211G-AP and other devices, do not prevent stack writes from entering memory locations used for string constants, which allows remote attackers to change the admin password stored in memory via a long username in an HTTP Basic Authentication request.
- Record
EUVD-2007-4896- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qww2-669w-5rff No score
The Intersil isl3893 extensions for Boa 0.93.15, as used on the FreeLan RO80211G-AP and other...
The Intersil isl3893 extensions for Boa 0.93.15, as used on the FreeLan RO80211G-AP and other devices, do not prevent stack writes from entering memory locations used for string constants, which allows remote attackers to change the admin password stored in memory via a long username in an HTTP Basic Authentication request.
- Record
GHSA-qww2-669w-5rff- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Boa 0.93.15 - Administrator Password Overwrite Authentication Bypass | 2007-09-14 |
| Exploit-DB | Boa 0.93.15 - HTTP Basic Authentication Bypass | 2007-10-16 |
| Metasploit | Intersil (Boa) HTTPd Basic Authentication Password Reset | 2007-09-10 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, exploits, facts, references, title | Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-4915 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Boa Webserver, published September 17, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 68.2%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.