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ASUS RT-AC5300

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Replacement firmware

Replace router software with a customizable system for network controls and community packages.

How to get started

Follow the guide for your exact router version. The first installation may use its web interface, recovery mode or a serial connection.

Setup
Firmware replacement; route varies by router
You’ll need
Exact hardware revision, an appropriate OpenWrt release and its model-specific installation guide.
A (1.31)
Open hardware record
v1
Get OpenWrt firmware Release listed · 25.12.6
Original project github.com

v1

Limitations
White WAN LED
First installation
Asus Firmware Restoration tool; CFE TFTP recovery; CFE web recovery
Sources

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Device details

ASUS RT-AC5300 — TechInfoDepot (github.com)ASUS RT-AC5300 — WikiDevi (github.com)

Hardware revision
A (1.31)

Device details

Device details — Source documentation (openwrt.org)

Hardware revision
v1

OpenWrt · v1

OpenWrt · v1 — Source documentation (openwrt.org)

Installation routes recorded
Asus Firmware Restoration tool, CFE TFTP recovery, CFE web recovery
Recovery routes recorded
Asus Firmware Restoration tool, CFE TFTP recovery, CFE web recovery
Availability recorded by source
Available 2024

Hardware differences

Security

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Model advisories

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CVE published

ASUS RT-AC5300

Asus RT-AC68U <3.0.0.4.385.20633 and RT-AC5300 <3.0.0.4.384.82072 are affected by a buffer overflow in blocking_request.cgi.

CVE-2021-45756

Affected firmware
Version details in source scope
Fix
Fix details in the linked record
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Details and sources
CVE updated

Asus RT-AC68U <3.0.0.4.385.20633 and RT-AC5300 <3.0.0.4.384.82072 are affected by a buffer overflow in blocking_request.cgi.

CVE published

ASUS RT-AC5300

Main_Analysis_Content.asp in /apply.cgi on ASUS RT-AC66U, RT-AC68U, RT-AC86U, RT-AC88U, RT-AC1900, RT-AC2900, and RT-AC3100 devices before 3.0.0.4.384_10007; RT-N18U devices before…

CVE-2018-9285

Affected firmware
Version details in source scope
Fix
Fix details in the linked record
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Details and sources
Public disclosure CVE updated

Main_Analysis_Content.asp in /apply.cgi on ASUS RT-AC66U, RT-AC68U, RT-AC86U, RT-AC88U, RT-AC1900, RT-AC2900, and RT-AC3100 devices before 3.0.0.4.384_10007; RT-N18U devices before 3.0.0.4.382.39935; RT-AC87U and RT-AC3200 devices before 3.0.0.4.382.50010; and RT-AC5300 devices before 3.0.0.4.384.20287 allows OS command injection via the pingCNT and destIP fields of the SystemCmd variable.

CVE published

ASUS RT-AC5300

Stack buffer overflow in httpd in Asuswrt-Merlin firmware 380.67_0RT-AC5300 and earlier for ASUS devices and ASUS firmware for ASUS RT-AC5300, RT_AC1900P, RT-AC68U, RT-AC68P, RT-AC88U,…

CVE-2017-12754

Affected firmware
Version details in source scope
Fix
Fix details in the linked record
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Details and sources
Public disclosure CVE updated

Stack buffer overflow in httpd in Asuswrt-Merlin firmware 380.67_0RT-AC5300 and earlier for ASUS devices and ASUS firmware for ASUS RT-AC5300, RT_AC1900P, RT-AC68U, RT-AC68P, RT-AC88U, RT-AC66U, RT-AC66U_B1, RT-AC58U, RT-AC56U, RT-AC55U, RT-AC52U, RT-AC51U, RT-N18U, RT-N66U, RT-N56U, RT-AC3200, RT-AC3100, RT_AC1200GU, RT_AC1200G, RT-AC1200, RT-AC53, RT-N12HP, RT-N12HP_B1, RT-N12D1, RT-N12+, RT_N12+_PRO, RT-N16, and RT-N300 devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the router by sending a crafted http GET request packet that includes a long delete_offline_client parameter in the url.

CVE published

ASUS RT-AC5300

Stack-based buffer overflow in ASUS_Discovery.c in networkmap in Asuswrt-Merlin firmware for ASUS devices and ASUS firmware for ASUS RT-AC5300, RT_AC1900P, RT-AC68U, RT-AC68P, RT-AC88U,…

CVE-2017-11420

Affected firmware
Version details in source scope
Fix
Fix details in the linked record
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Details and sources
Public disclosure CVE updated

Stack-based buffer overflow in ASUS_Discovery.c in networkmap in Asuswrt-Merlin firmware for ASUS devices and ASUS firmware for ASUS RT-AC5300, RT_AC1900P, RT-AC68U, RT-AC68P, RT-AC88U, RT-AC66U, RT-AC66U_B1, RT-AC58U, RT-AC56U, RT-AC55U, RT-AC52U, RT-AC51U, RT-N18U, RT-N66U, RT-N56U, RT-AC3200, RT-AC3100, RT_AC1200GU, RT_AC1200G, RT-AC1200, RT-AC53, RT-N12HP, RT-N12HP_B1, RT-N12D1, RT-N12+, RT_N12+_PRO, RT-N16, and RT-N300 devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long device information that is mishandled during a strcat to a device list.

CVE published

ASUS RT-AC5300

Stack buffer overflow in networkmap in Asuswrt-Merlin firmware for ASUS devices and ASUS firmware for ASUS RT-AC5300, RT_AC1900P, RT-AC68U, RT-AC68P, RT-AC88U, RT-AC66U, RT-AC66U_B1,…

CVE-2017-11345

Affected firmware
Version details in source scope
Fix
Fix details in the linked record
Read mitre CVE record
Details and sources
Public disclosure CVE updated

Stack buffer overflow in networkmap in Asuswrt-Merlin firmware for ASUS devices and ASUS firmware for ASUS RT-AC5300, RT_AC1900P, RT-AC68U, RT-AC68P, RT-AC88U, RT-AC66U, RT-AC66U_B1, RT-AC58U, RT-AC56U, RT-AC55U, RT-AC52U, RT-AC51U, RT-N18U, RT-N66U, RT-N56U, RT-AC3200, RT-AC3100, RT_AC1200GU, RT_AC1200G, RT-AC1200, RT-AC53, RT-N12HP, RT-N12HP_B1, RT-N12D1, RT-N12+, RT_N12+_PRO, RT-N16, and RT-N300 devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the router by hosting a crafted device description XML document (that includes a serviceType element) at a URL specified within a Location header in an SSDP response.

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