Medium severity · published Jan 30, 2017
CVE-2017-5632
An issue was discovered on the ASUS RT-N56U Wireless Router with Firmware 3.0.0.4.374_979
6.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered on the ASUS RT-N56U Wireless Router with Firmware 3.0.0.4.374_979. When executing an "nmap -O" command that specifies an IP address of an affected device, one can crash the device's WAN connection, causing disconnection from the Internet, a Denial of Service (DoS). The attack is only possible from within the local area network.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 44% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RF
Rt-n56u Firmware · Asus
3.0.0.4.374_979 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5632
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5632
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95857
Vendor Advisory
https://www.asus.com/Static_WebPage/ASUS-Product-Security-Advisory/
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