CVE-2013-5469

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Published Aug 30, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 7.1 High EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

The TCP implementation in Cisco IOS does not properly implement the transitions from the ESTABLISHED state to the CLOSED state, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (flood of ACK packets) via a crafted series of ACK and FIN packets, aka Bug ID CSCtz14399.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2013-5309	The TCP implementation in Cisco IOS does not properly implement the transitions from the ESTABLISHED state to the CLOSED state, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (flood of ACK packets) via a crafted series of ACK and FIN packets, aka Bug ID CSCtz14399.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.4% (2.362% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/96764
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2013-5469
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62083
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028969
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86794

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Ios

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 5:15 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: cisco
Published: Aug 30, 2013, 8:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 5:15 PM
Reserved: Aug 22, 2013, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:58 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 30, 2013, 8:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:58 PM

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