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

High 7.5 Published Updated

A remote attacker can crash the ASUS RT-AX88U router's web server by sending a crafted request with a specific user agent.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-34358?

CVE-2023-34358 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in ASUS RT-AX88U, published on 31 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-34358?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Asus Rt-Ax88u Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2023-34358?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-34358 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-2023-34358 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-34358 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-prxc-69qm-664p.

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