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.
CVE-2008-1491
Score elevated to 9.0 because EPSS predicts 89% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (top 0.5% of all CVEs). Confidence: see factors.
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 70%
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 9.0(low)
- EPSS
- 99.3%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 25, 2008
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (16)
- cve@mitrehttp://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/asuxdpc-adv.txt
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/29402
- cve@mitrehttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/3771
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489966/100/0/threaded
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28394
- cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0982/references
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41358
- cve@mitrehttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5694
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/asuxdpc-adv.txt
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29402
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3771
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489966/100/0/threaded
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28394
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0982/references
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41358
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
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Publicly available exploits
(3 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-16425✓ verifiedFirst seen Jun 22, 2010
Asus Dpcproxy - Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-5694✓ verifiedFirst seen May 29, 2008
ASUS DPC Proxy 2.0.0.16/19 - Remote Buffer Overflow
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/windows/misc/asus_dpcproxy_overflow✓ verifiedFirst seen Mar 21, 2008
Asus Dpcproxy Buffer Overflow
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