CVE-2017-15655

CRITICALNVD 9.69.6—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.6 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 9.6; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
9.6
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 3%CVSS: 9.6Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in the HTTPd server in Asus asuswrt version <=3.0.0.4.376.X. All have been fixed in version 3.0.0.4.378, but this vulnerability was not previously disclosed. Some end-of-life routers have this version as the newest and thus are vulnerable at this time. This vulnerability allows for RCE with administrator rights when the administrator visits several pages.

CVSS v3
9.6
EG Score
9.6(medium)
EPSS
86.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

January 31, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (6)

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 34× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-07 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
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  26. 2026-05-28 12:02 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-05-28 12:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2017-15655?
CVE-2017-15655 is a critical vulnerability published on January 31, 2018. Multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities exist in the HTTPd server in Asus asuswrt version <=3.0.0.4.376.X. All have been fixed in version 3.0.0.4.378, but this vulnerability was not previously disclosed. Some end-of-life routers have this version as the newest and thus are vulnerable at this time.…
When was CVE-2017-15655 disclosed?
CVE-2017-15655 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 31, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2017-15655 actively exploited?
CVE-2017-15655 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 86.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-15655?
CVE-2017-15655 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.6 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2017-15655?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-15655, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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