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CVE-2013-4659

48
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-4659 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in Broadcom ACSD, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a long string to TCP port 5916. This flaw impacts various routers, notably the ASUS RT-AC66U and TRENDnet TEW-812DRU. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac66u_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:trendnet:tew-812dru_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
13.92%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-27133 · Jul 27, 2013
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1392 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/122562/ASUS-RT-AC66U-ACSD-Remote-Root-Buffer-Overflow.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
linux-magazine.com / Issues/2014/161/Security-and-SOHO-Routers
Press/Media Coverage