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Rt Ac68U Firmware CVE-2021-45756

CRITICAL
Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120)
2022-03-23 cve@mitre.org
Buffer Overflow Rt Ac68U Firmware Rt Ac5300 Firmware
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Mar 23, 2022 - 11:15 nvd
CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

Asus RT-AC68U <3.0.0.4.385.20633 and RT-AC5300 <3.0.0.4.384.82072 are affected by a buffer overflow in blocking_request.cgi.

AnalysisAI

Asus RT-AC68U <3.0.0.4.385.20633 and RT-AC5300 <3.0.0.4.384.82072 are affected by a buffer overflow in blocking_request.cgi. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Copy without Size Check (CWE-120), which allows attackers to overflow a buffer to corrupt adjacent memory. Asus RT-AC68U <3.0.0.4.385.20633 and RT-AC5300 <3.0.0.4.384.82072 are affected by a buffer overflow in blocking_request.cgi. Affected products include: Asus Rt-Ac68U Firmware, Asus Rt-Ac5300 Firmware.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Always validate buffer sizes before copy operations. Use bounded functions (strncpy, snprintf). Enable compiler protections.

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