CVE-2013-6343
Multiple buffer overflows in web.c in httpd on the ASUS RT-N56U and RT-AC66U routers with firmware 3.0.0.4.374_979 allow remote attackers…
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 7.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 5.3% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in web.c in httpd on the ASUS RT-N56U and RT-AC66U routers with firmware 3.0.0.4.374_979 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) apps_name or (2) apps_flag parameter to APP_Installation.asp.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits2
Exploit-DB1 entry
- ASUS RT-N56U - Remote Buffer Overflow (ROP) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 31033remote, hardwarepublished 19 Jan 2014Not verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 31033 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 3 months later
· 3 months later
Published
- 11 years later
· 11 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.8% · top 5.3% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References5
- http://infosec42.blogspot.com/2014/01/exploit-asus-rt-n56u-remote-root-shell.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 102267 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-21994 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 31033 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 65046 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2013-6169 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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