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.
Published: 2017-01-30
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD 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.
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Asus Rt-n56u Rt-n56u Firmware
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

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

Reserved: 2017-01-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-5632

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Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-5632

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