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CVE-2013-5470: cisco secure_access_control_system Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 04-09-2013Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-5470 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in cisco secure_access_control_system. EPSS estimates a 1.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
20/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.86%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 04-09-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Cisco Secure Access Control System (ACS) does not properly handle requests to read from the TACACS+ socket, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash) via malformed TCP packets, aka Bug ID CSCuh12488.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.86%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

79%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.86% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.86%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Cisco1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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