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CVE-2013-6982
The BGP implementation in Cisco NX-OS 6.2(2a) and earlier does not properly handle the interaction of UPDATE messages with IPv6, VPNv4,…
Medium4.3EPSS 2.8%
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- cisco
Description
The BGP implementation in Cisco NX-OS 6.2(2a) and earlier does not properly handle the interaction of UPDATE messages with IPv6, VPNv4, and VPNv6 labeled unicast-address families, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (peer reset) via a crafted message, aka Bug ID CSCuj03174.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.8% · top 13% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (7)
- 20140106 Cisco NX-OS Software Crafted BGP Update Message Denial of Service Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOx_transferred
- 1029568 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- cisco-nxos-cve2013-6982-dos(90119) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=32325 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 101713 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 56169 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 64670 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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