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.
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 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.
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/asuxdpc-adv.txtExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29402Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3771
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489966/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28394
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0982/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41358
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5694
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/asuxdpc-adv.txtExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29402Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3771
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489966/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28394
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0982/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41358
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5694
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.