Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 18, 2021· Updated Aug 3, 2024
CVE-2021-3166
CVE-2021-3166
Description
An issue was discovered on ASUS DSL-N14U-B1 1.1.2.3_805 devices. An attacker can upload arbitrary file content as a firmware update when the filename Settings_DSL-N14U-B1.trx is used. Once this file is loaded, shutdown measures on a wide range of services are triggered as if it were a real update, resulting in a persistent outage of those services.
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Affected products
2- ASUS/DSL-N14U-B1description
- Range: = 1.1.2.3_805
Patches
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References
2- github.com/kaisersource/kaisersource.github.io/blob/main/_posts/2021-01-17-dsl-n14u.mdmitrex_refsource_MISC
- kaisersource.github.io/dsl-n14umitrex_refsource_MISC
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