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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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-26509 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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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-03T16:45:51.387Z

Reserved: 2021-01-18T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-3166

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-01-18T05:15:12.527

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:21:02.730

Link: CVE-2021-3166

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