What is CVE-2013-4659?

CVE-2013-4659 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Asus Rt-ac66u, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-03-14.

How severe is CVE-2013-4659?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Asus Rt-ac66u

CVE-2013-4659

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.115 (93.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Press/Media Coverage)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-4659?: CVE-2013-4659 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Asus Rt-ac66u, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-03-14.
How severe is CVE-2013-4659?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.