CVE-2014-2718

Published: Nov 4, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-345

7.1HIGH

NVD MITRE

Description

ASUS RT-AC68U, RT-AC66R, RT-AC66U, RT-AC56R, RT-AC56U, RT-N66R, RT-N66U, RT-N56R, RT-N56U, and possibly other RT-series routers before firmware 3.0.0.4.376.x do not verify the integrity of firmware (1) update information or (2) downloaded updates, which allows man-in-the-middle (MITM) attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted image.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:MAccess Complexity

Medium

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:CIntegrity

Complete

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-345

Affected Products

t-mobile

commercial·USaka tmobile

tm-ac1900Embedded

Hardware Firmware / network-adapter

asus

commercial·TWaka asus tek

rt series firmware

Hardware Firmware

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/122

seclists.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98316

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128904/ASUS-Router-Man-In-The-Middle.html

packetstormsecurity.com

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