Is CVE-2013-1178 being actively exploited?

CVE-2013-1178 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-1178?

CVE-2013-1178 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 8.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2013-1178

HIGH · CVSS 8.3EPSS 1.4%EU EUVD

Multiple buffer overflows in the Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) implementation in Cisco NX-OS on Nexus 7000 devices 4.x and 5.x before 5.2(4) and 6.x before 6.1(1), Nexus 5000 and 5500 devices 4.x and 5.x before 5.1(3)N1(1), Nexus 4000 devices before 4.1(2)E1(1h), Nexus 3000 devices 5.x before 5.0(3)U3(1), Nexus 1000V devices 4.x before 4.2(1)SV1(5.1), MDS 9000 devices 4.x and 5.x before 5.2(4), Unified Computing System (UCS) 6100 and 6200 devices before 2.0(2m), and Connected Grid Router (CGR) 1000 devices before CG4(1) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed CDP packets, aka Bug IDs CSCtu10630, CSCtu10551, CSCtu10550, CSCtw56581, CSCtu10548, CSCtu10544, and CSCuf61275.

Key facts

CVSS score: 8.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 1.4% (72th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-1218)
Published: April 25, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-1218 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

cisco / cg-os
cisco / cg-os
cisco / cg-os
cisco / cg-os
cisco / connected grid router 1000
cisco / mds 9000
cisco / nexus 1000v
cisco / nexus 3000
cisco / nexus 3016q
cisco / nexus 3048
cisco / nexus 3064t
cisco / nexus 3064x
cisco / nexus 3548
cisco / nexus 4001i
cisco / nexus 5000
cisco / nexus 5010
cisco / nexus 5020
cisco / nexus 5548p
cisco / nexus 5548up
cisco / nexus 5596up
cisco / nexus 7000
cisco / nexus 7000 10-slot
cisco / nexus 7000 18-slot
cisco / nexus 7000 9-slot
cisco / nx-os
cisco / nx-os
cisco / nx-os
cisco / nx-os
cisco / nx-os
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cisco / nx-os
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cisco / nx-os

and 85 more…

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20130424-nxosmulti(Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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