CVE-2013-4659
Buffer overflow in Broadcom ACSD allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string to TCP port 5916.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.9%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 13.92% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · first 27 July 2013
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- asus/rt-ac66u firmware · trendnet/tew-812dru firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 10.2% on 21 September 2026 to 13.9% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
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://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2014/161/Security-and-SOHO-RoutersPress/Media Coverage
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/122562/ASUS-RT-AC66U-ACSD-Remote-Root-Buffer-Overflow.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2014/161/Security-and-SOHO-RoutersPress/Media Coverage
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/122562/ASUS-RT-AC66U-ACSD-Remote-Root-Buffer-Overflow.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.