THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2013-4659
CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2013-4659

Rt Ac66u Firmware vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
13.9%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Asus
Affected product
Rt Ac66u Firmware
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2017-03-14

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 13.9% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2013-4659

  • Confirm whether Asus Rt Ac66u Firmware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2013-4659.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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