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CVE-2021-3166
HIGH · CVSS 7.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2021-01-18T05:15:12.527 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:04:46.827

Summary

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.

Affected products

asus — dsl-n14u_b1_firmware

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References

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