CVE-2017-5632 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Adjacent Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00186.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Asus	Rt-n56u Rt-n56u Firmware

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-n56u_firmware:3.0.0.4.374_979:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:asus:rt-n56u:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-14728	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95857
https://www.asus.com/Static_WebPage/ASUS-Product-Security-Advisory/

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-01-30T04:24:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:04:15.366Z

Reserved: 2017-01-29T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-5632

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-01-30T04:59:00.737

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-5632

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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