CVE-2013-4659 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in Broadcom ACSD allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string to TCP port 5916. This component is used on routers of multiple vendors including ASUS RT-AC66U and TRENDnet TEW-812DRU.

Published: 2017-03-14

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 11.5% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac66u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:asus:rt-ac66u:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:trendnet:tew-812dru_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:trendnet:tew-812dru:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.11534.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2014/161/Security-and-SOHO-Routers
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/122562/ASUS-RT-AC66U-ACSD-Remote-Root-Buffer-Overflow.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Asus Rt-ac66u Rt-ac66u Firmware

Trendnet Tew-812dru Tew-812dru Firmware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-14T09:02:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T16:52:26.903Z

Reserved: 2013-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-4659

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-14T09:59:00.160

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2013-4659

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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