CVE-2023-31889 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Local attackers can cause a denial of service on ASUS RT-AC51U routers by sending crafted GET requests to the httpd service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-31889?

CVE-2023-31889 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue discovered in httpd in ASUS RT-AC51U with firmware version up to and including 3.0.0.4.380.8591 allows local attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted GET request.

Weakness: CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-31889?

How do I fix CVE-2023-31889?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-31889 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2023-31889 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-31889 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m23r-r3m9-287h.

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