CVE-2023-41349 (GCVE-0-2023-41349)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-18 02:36 – Updated: 2024-09-25 15:39
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Summary
ASUS router RT-AX88U has a vulnerability of using externally controllable format strings within its Advanced Open VPN function. An authenticated remote attacker can exploit the exported OpenVPN configuration to execute an externally-controlled format string attack, resulting in sensitivity information leakage, or forcing the device to reset and permanent denial of service.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-134 - Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
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ASUS RT-AX88U Affected: , < 3.0.0.4_388_23748 (custom)
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