CVE-2017-11420

Summary

CVECVE-2017-11420
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-07-18 05:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionStack-based buffer overflow in ASUS_Discovery.c in networkmap in Asuswrt-Merlin firmware for ASUS devices and ASUS firmware for ASUS RT-AC5300, RT_AC1900P, RT-AC68U, RT-AC68P, RT-AC88U, RT-AC66U, RT-AC66U_B1, RT-AC58U, RT-AC56U, RT-AC55U, RT-AC52U, RT-AC51U, RT-N18U, RT-N66U, RT-N56U, RT-AC3200, RT-AC3100, RT_AC1200GU, RT_AC1200G, RT-AC1200, RT-AC53, RT-N12HP, RT-N12HP_B1, RT-N12D1, RT-N12+, RT_N12+_PRO, RT-N16, and RT-N300 devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long device information that is mishandled during a strcat to a device list.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-ac1200 - All All All
Operating System Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-ac1200 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-ac3100 - All All All
Operating System Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-ac3100 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-ac3200 - All All All
Operating System Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-ac3200 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-ac51u - All All All
Operating System Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-ac51u Firmware All All All All
Hardware Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-ac52u - All All All
Operating System Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-ac52u Firmware All All All All
Hardware Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-ac53 - All All All
Hardware Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-ac5300 - All All All
Operating System Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-ac5300 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-ac53 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-ac55u - All All All
Operating System Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-ac55u Firmware All All All All
Hardware Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-ac56u - All All All
Operating System Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-ac56u Firmware All All All All
Hardware Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-ac58u - All All All
Operating System Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-ac58u Firmware All All All All
Hardware Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-ac66u - All All All
Hardware Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-ac66u B1 - All All All
Operating System Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-ac66u B1 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-ac66u Firmware All All All All
Hardware Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-ac68p - All All All
Operating System Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-ac68p Firmware All All All All
Hardware Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-ac68u - All All All
Operating System Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-ac68u Firmware All All All All
Hardware Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-ac88u - All All All
Operating System Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-ac88u Firmware All All All All
Hardware Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-n12d1 - All All All
Operating System Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-n12d1 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-n12hp - All All All
Hardware Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-n12hp B1 - All All All
Operating System Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-n12hp B1 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-n12hp Firmware All All All All
Hardware Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-n12 - All All All
Operating System Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-n12 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-n16 - All All All
Operating System Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-n16 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-n18u - All All All
Operating System Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-n18u Firmware All All All All
Hardware Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-n300 - All All All
Operating System Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-n300 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-n56u - All All All
Operating System Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-n56u Firmware All All All All
Hardware Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-n66u - All All All
Operating System Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt-n66u Firmware All All All All
Hardware Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt Ac1200g - All All All
Hardware Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt Ac1200gu - All All All
Operating System Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt Ac1200gu Firmware All All All All
Operating System Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt Ac1200g Firmware All All All All
Hardware Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt Ac1900p - All All All
Operating System Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt Ac1900p Firmware All All All All
Hardware Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt N12 Pro - All All All
Operating System Asuswrt-merlin Project Rt N12 Pro Firmware All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - CVE-IDs request for ASUS wiress router Remote Command/Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changelog 380.xx | Asuswrt-Merlin af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 asuswrt.lostrealm.ca
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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