CVE-2013-2779: cisco asr_1001_firmware Improper Input Validation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2013-2779 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in cisco asr_1001_firmware. EPSS estimates a 1.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 11-04-2013PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 17-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Cisco IOS XE 3.4 before 3.4.5S, and 3.5 through 3.7 before 3.7.1S, on 1000 series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR) does not properly implement the Cisco Multicast Leaf Recycle Elimination (MLRE) feature, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (card reload) via fragmented IPv6 MVPN (aka MVPNv6) packets, aka Bug ID CSCub34945, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-1164.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
1.96%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
80%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.96% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
1 vendor · 9 products
References
1 links- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20130410-asr1000Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource CISCO