CVE-2013-5469

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.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.75% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-5469?
CVE-2013-5469 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-5469?
To fix CVE-2013-5469, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-5469 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-5469 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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