Cisco IOS 15.0 through 15.3 and IOS XE 3.2 through 3.8, when a VRF interface exists, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (…

published 2013-09-27 13y ago modified 2026-06-16 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-5318

cvss: 7.8; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.9%; EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits: 0; none known

Cisco IOS 15.0 through 15.3 and IOS XE 3.2 through 3.8, when a VRF interface exists, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (interface queue wedge) via crafted UDP RSVP packets, aka Bug ID CSCuf17023.

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Exploit prediction

1.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	7.8	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

Technology feeds

Cisco IOS rss critical rss

References

tools.cisco.com /security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20130925-rsvp
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2013-5478
NVD CVE-2013-5478

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