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CVE-2023-28703 (GCVE-0-2023-28703)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-06-02 00:00 – Updated: 2025-01-08 20:07
VLAI
Title
ASUS RT-AC86U - Buffer Overflow
Summary
ASUS RT-AC86U’s specific cgi function has a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability due to insufficient validation for network packet header length. A remote attacker with administrator privileges can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary system commands, disrupt system or terminate service.
Severity
7.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-08 20:06 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-121 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
ASUS RT-AC86U Affected: 3.0.0.4.386.51255
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Date Public
2023-05-29 16:00
Credits
Tmotfl (Xingyu Xu)
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