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ASUS RT-N16

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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.
Hardware revision not specified
Get OpenWrt firmware Release listed · 25.12.6
Hardware revision not specified
Open hardware record
Original project github.com

Recorded configuration: 32 MB flash; 128 MB RAM

First installation
Asus Firmware Restoration tool; CFE TFTP recovery
Sources

Features & details

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Device details

ASUS RT-N16 — WikiDevi (github.com)

Hardware revision
(A1)

OpenWrt

OpenWrt — Source documentation (openwrt.org)

Installation routes recorded
Asus Firmware Restoration tool, CFE TFTP recovery
Recovery routes recorded
Asus Firmware Restoration tool, CFE TFTP recovery
Availability recorded by source
Discontinued

Hardware details

Security

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Model advisories

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CVE published

ASUS RT-N16

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-N16

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-N16

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.

CVE published

ASUS RT-N16

Global 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-2017-11344

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

Global 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 write shellcode at any address in the heap; this can be used to execute arbitrary code on the router by hosting a crafted device description XML document at a URL specified within a Location header in an SSDP response.

CVE published

ASUS RT-N16

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the AiCloud feature on the ASUS RT-AC66U, RT-N66U, RT-N65U, RT-N14U, RT-N16, RT-N56U, and DSL-N55U with firmware before 3.0.4.372 have unknown…

CVE-2013-4937

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

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the AiCloud feature on the ASUS RT-AC66U, RT-N66U, RT-N65U, RT-N14U, RT-N16, RT-N56U, and DSL-N55U with firmware before 3.0.4.372 have unknown impact and attack vectors.

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