What is CVE-2023-34358?

CVE-2023-34358 is a vulnerability found in ASUS RT-AX88U's httpd, which allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.

How does CVE-2023-34358 work?

A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected device with a specific user agent, causing the httpd binary to crash and resulting in a DoS condition.

What is the severity of CVE-2023-34358?

The severity of CVE-2023-34358 is high with a CVSS score of 7.5.

Which devices are affected by CVE-2023-34358?

ASUS RT-AX88U devices running firmware up to version 3.0.0.4.388.23748 are affected by CVE-2023-34358.

How can CVE-2023-34358 be mitigated?

As a temporary workaround, users can consider disabling remote access to the affected device or applying the latest firmware update provided by ASUS to address the vulnerability.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2023-34358

high

7.5

CWE

125

31/7/2023

21/10/2024

CVE-2023-34358: ASUS RT-AX88U - Out-of-bounds Read - 1

First published: Mon Jul 31 2023(Updated: )

ASUS RT-AX88U's httpd is subject to an unauthenticated DoS condition. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to a device which contains a specific user agent, causing the httpd binary to crash during a string comparison performed within web.c, resulting in a DoS condition.

Credit: twcert@cert.org.tw twcert@cert.org.tw

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Asus Rt-ax88u Firmware	<3.0.0.4.388.23748
ASUS RT-AX88U

Remedy

Update firmware version to 3.0.0.4_388_23748

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Reference Links

https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-7279-05760-1.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-34358?
CVE-2023-34358 is a vulnerability found in ASUS RT-AX88U's httpd, which allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.
How does CVE-2023-34358 work?
A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected device with a specific user agent, causing the httpd binary to crash and resulting in a DoS condition.
What is the severity of CVE-2023-34358?
The severity of CVE-2023-34358 is high with a CVSS score of 7.5.
Which devices are affected by CVE-2023-34358?
ASUS RT-AX88U devices running firmware up to version 3.0.0.4.388.23748 are affected by CVE-2023-34358.
How can CVE-2023-34358 be mitigated?
As a temporary workaround, users can consider disabling remote access to the affected device or applying the latest firmware update provided by ASUS to address the vulnerability.

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