CVE-2024-33278 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in ASUS router RT-AX88U with firmware versions v3.0.0.4.388_24198 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the connection_state_machine due to improper length validation for the cookie field.

Published: 2024-06-24

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00834.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://gist.github.com/viktoredstrom/cd2580fb0e93e47133b2998553b0a52f
https://www.asus.com/content/asus-product-security-advisory/

History

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Subscriptions

Asus Rt-ax88u Firmware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T02:27:53.553Z

Reserved: 2024-04-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2024-33278

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T02:27:53.553Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2024-06-24T14:15:11.687

Modified: 2026-06-17T07:31:37.180

Link: CVE-2024-33278

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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