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TI-2017-03633 Aliases CVE-2017-5632GHSA-pqc4-j887-3v8j

An issue was discovered on the ASUS RT-N56U Wireless Router with Firmware 3.0.0.4.374_979.

Priority LOW 29Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0052 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-n56u_firmware:3.0.0.4.374_979:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0.4.374_979VulnerableASUS
cpe:2.3:h:asus:rt-n56u:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onASUS
  • cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-n56u_firmware:3.0.0.4.374_979:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0.4.374_979 Vulnerable ·ASUS
  • cpe:2.3:h:asus:rt-n56u:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·ASUS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-5632
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pqc4-j887-3v8j

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2013-05311 Multiple buffer overflows in web.c in httpd on the ASUS RT-N56U and RT-AC66U routers with… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2013-04317 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the AiCloud feature on the ASUS RT-AC66U… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2013-04081 Symlink Traversal vulnerability in ASUS RT-AC66U and RT-N56U due to misconfiguration in the SMB service. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2013-02703 ASUS RT-N56U devices allow CSRF. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2014-06054 ASUS JAPAN RT-AC87U routers with firmware 3.0.0.4.378.3754 and earlier, RT-AC68U routers… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2014-06055 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability on ASUS JAPAN RT-AC87U routers with… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
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Sources

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