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CVE-2008-1491

Stack-based buffer overflow in the DPC Proxy server (DpcProxy.exe) in ASUS Remote Console (aka ARC or ASMB3) 2.0.0.19 and 2.0.0.24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string to TCP port 623.

EXPLOIT ×2 ✓HIGH 10.0EPSS 70.1%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 70.1%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the DPC Proxy server (DpcProxy.exe) in ASUS Remote Console (aka ARC or ASMB3) 2.0.0.19 and 2.0.0.24 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string to TCP port 623.

CVSS 2.0
10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
70.13% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits
2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 29 May 2008
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
asus/remote console
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%38%75%26 October 2026: 70.13%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 70.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (2)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-16425source ↗Asus Dpcproxy - Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)windows · Metasploitremote22 June 2010yes
EDB-5694source ↗ASUS DPC Proxy 2.0.0.16/19 - Remote Buffer Overflowwindows · Heretic2remote29 May 2008yes

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.