CVE-2018-17020 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting ASUS GT-AC5300 routers with firmware up to version 3.0.0.4.384_32738. An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger this DoS by sending a single malformed HTTP GET request to the device. Rated High severity with a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, leading to a complete loss of availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.0.0.4.384_32738CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:asus:gt-ac5300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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