5.4

CVE-2013-6981: cisco ios_xe Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 5.4v2.0MediumModified
Published 28-12-2013Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-6981 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in cisco ios_xe. EPSS estimates a 3.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.4/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.03%
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. 28-12-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Cisco IOS XE 3.7S(.1) and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Packet Processor crash) via fragmented MPLS IP packets, aka Bug ID CSCul00709.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.03%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.03% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
3.03%

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
  • ios_xe≤ 3.7s\(.1\) | 2.5.0 | 2.6.0 | 2.6.1 | 2.6.2 | 3.1s.0 | 3.1s.1 | 3.1s.2 | 3.1s.3 | 3.2s.0 | 3.2s.1 | 3.2s.2 | 3.3s.0 | 3.3s.1 | 3.3s.2 | 3.4s.0 | 3.4s.1 | 3.4s.2 | 3.4s.3 | 3.4s.4 | 3.4s.5 | 3.4s.6 | 3.5s.0 | 3.5s.1 | 3.5s.2 | 3.6s.0 | 3.6s.1 | 3.6s.2 | 3.7s.0

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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