CVE-2013-4659 (GCVE-0-2013-4659)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-03-14 09:02 – Updated: 2024-08-06 16:52
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Summary
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2017-03-14 00:00
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