What is CVE-2022-23973?

CVE-2022-23973 is a high-severity vulnerability in Asus Rt-ax56u, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-04-07.

How severe is CVE-2022-23973?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Asus Rt-ax56u

CVE-2022-23973

ASUS RT-AX56U’s user profile configuration function is vulnerable to stack-based buffer overflow due to insufficient validation for parameter length. An unauthenticated LAN attacker can execute arbitrary code to perform arbitrary operation…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.001 (27.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Asus Rt-ax56u — versions 3.0.0.4.386.45898

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-5787-b0e64-1.html (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-23973?: CVE-2022-23973 is a high-severity vulnerability in Asus Rt-ax56u, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-04-07.
How severe is CVE-2022-23973?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.