# CVE-2021-3166: An issue was discovered on ASUS DSL-N14U-B1 1.1.2.3\_805 devices.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2021-01-18 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered on ASUS DSL-N14U-B1 1.1.2.3_805 devices. An attacker can upload arbitrary file content as a firmware update when the filename Settings_DSL-N14U-B1.trx is used. Once this file is loaded, shutdown measures on a wide range of services are triggered as if it were a real update, resulting in a persistent outage of those services.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://kaisersource.github.io/dsl-n14u
- https://github.com/kaisersource/kaisersource.github.io/blob/main/_posts/2021-01-17-dsl-n14u.md
- https://github.com/kaisersource/CVE-2021-3166

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