CVE-2007-4915

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.

Exploit odds

68.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2007-09-17 00:00 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2. 2007-09-17 17:17 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
3. 2026-06-16 22:45 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 68.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 10.0 HIGH (CVSS).
• Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
• It meets the bar for Drop everything: critical, and exploited or very likely to be.

Details

Published

2007-09-17 17:17 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-16 22:45 UTC

Exploit probability

68.2% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-20 · Improper input validation

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Boa Webserver 0.93.15

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 10.0

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

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