CVE-2017-5632

MEDIUM

Asus Rt-n56u Firmware - Denial of Service

Title source: rule

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0019
EPSS Percentile 40.2%
Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

Status published

Affected Products (2)

asus/rt-n56u_firmware
n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Jan 30, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026