CVE-2017-5632

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions ASUS RT-N56U Wireless Router version 3.0.0.4.374 979

Description An issue allows an attacker to crash the device's WAN connection, causing disconnection from the Internet, by executing an "nmap -O" command that specifies the IP address of the affected device. This can only be done from within the local area network.

Recommendations For ASUS RT-N56U Wireless Router version 3.0.0.4.374 979, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the device from within the local area network to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.