CVE-2021-3128

Published Apr 12, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 16.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
In ASUS RT-AX3000, ZenWiFi AX (XT8), RT-AX88U, and other ASUS routers with firmware < 3.0.0.4.386.42095 or < 9.0.0.4.386.41994, when IPv6 is used, a routing loop can occur that generates excessive network traffic between an affected device and its upstream ISP's router. This occurs when a link prefix route points to a point-to-point link, a destination IPv6 address belongs to the prefix and is not a local IPv6 address, and a router advertisement is received with at least one global unique IPv6 prefix for which the on-link flag is set.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-26477 In ASUS RT-AX3000, ZenWiFi AX (XT8), RT-AX88U, and other ASUS routers with firmware < 3.0.0.4.386.42095 or < 9.0.0.4.386.41994, when IPv6 is used, a routing loop can occur that generates excessive network traffic between an affected device and its upstream ISP's router. This occurs when a link prefix route points to a point-to-point link, a destination IPv6 address belongs to the prefix and is not a local IPv6 address, and a router advertisement is received with at least one global unique IPv6 prefix for which the on-link flag is set.
References
Link Providers
https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/Whole-Home-Mesh-WiFi-System/ZenWiFi-WiFi-Systems/ASUS-ZenWiFi-AX-XT8-/HelpDesk_BIOS/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-6/All-series/RT-AX3000/HelpDesk_BIOS/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-6/All-series/RT-AX55/HelpDesk_BIOS/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-6/All-series/RT-AX56U/HelpDesk_BIOS/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-6/All-series/RT-AX58U/HelpDesk_BIOS/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-6/All-series/RT-AX68U/HelpDesk_BIOS/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-6/All-series/RT-AX82U/HelpDesk_BIOS/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-6/All-series/RT-AX86U/HelpDesk_BIOS/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-6/All-series/RT-AX88U/HelpDesk_BIOS/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-Servers/WiFi-Routers/ASUS-WiFi-Routers/RT-AC66U-B1/HelpDesk_Download/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC1750_B1/HelpDesk_download/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC1900/HelpDesk_download/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC1900P/HelpDesk_download/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC1900U/HelpDesk_download/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC2900/HelpDesk_download/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC3100/HelpDesk_download/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC5300/HelpDesk_download/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC58U/HelpDesk_download/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC65U/HelpDesk_download/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC68P/HelpDesk_download/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC68R/HelpDesk_download/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC68RW/HelpDesk_download/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC68U/HelpDesk_download/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC68W/HelpDesk_download/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC85U/HelpDesk_download/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC86U/HelpDesk_download/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.asus.com/supportonly/RT-AC88U/HelpDesk_download/ cve-icon cve-icon
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 4:45 PM
Reserved
Jan 12, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 12, 2021, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:04 AM