CVE-2024-3079
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCertain models of ASUS routers have buffer overflow vulnerabilities, allowing remote attackers with administrative privileges to execute arbitrary commands on the device.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceBuffer overflow vulnerability in multiple ASUS router models allows remote attackers with administrative privileges to achieve arbitrary command execution on the affected device through specially crafted requests.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the router modelAccess the router's web interface or check the device label/marketing packaging to confirm it is an ASUS router modelAffected if The device is not an ASUS router - this CVE does not apply to non-ASUS devices
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Determine the installed firmware versionLog into the ASUS router web interface, navigate to Administration > Firmware Upgrade or System > Firmware Version to view the current firmware build numberAffected if The installed firmware version is older than the version ASUS has released to address CVE-2024-3079; compare your version against ASUS's official security advisory for your specific model
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Verify administrative interface exposureCheck router firewall settings or WAN configuration to determine if the administrative web interface (typically ports 80/443) is accessible from WAN/internet; test by attempting to access your public IP on ports 80/443 from an external networkAffected if The administrative web interface is exposed to the internet - this increases the attack surface for CVE-2024-3079 exploitation
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Review administrative accountsLog into the router and navigate to Administration > System > Administration or User Management to list all accounts with administrative privilegesAffected if There are unauthorized administrative accounts present, or default credentials are still in use, indicating potential compromise enabling CVE-2024-3079 exploitation
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Inspect for suspicious configuration changesReview router settings for unexpected port forwards, VPN configurations, or firewall rules that could indicate prior administrative compromiseAffected if Unexpected configuration changes exist that were not made by legitimate administrators
You are affected if you run an ASUS router with firmware older than the patched version AND an attacker could obtain administrative access to the device.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply ASUS vendor firmware updates as they become available; restrict administrative web interface access to trusted networks or IP ranges using firewall rules; enforce strong administrative credentials.
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- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing1.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-3079 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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