Is CVE-2013-5385 being actively exploited?

CVE-2013-5385 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-5385?

CVE-2013-5385 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 8.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2013-5385

HIGH · CVSS 8.5EPSS 3.5%EU EUVD

The OSPF implementation in IBM i 6.1 and 7.1, in z/OS on zSeries servers, and in Networking Operating System (aka NOS, formerly BLADE Operating System) does not properly validate Link State Advertisement (LSA) type 1 packets before performing operations on the LSA database, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (routing disruption) or obtain sensitive packet information via a crafted LSA packet, a related issue to CVE-2013-0149.

Key facts

CVSS score: 8.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 3.5% (89th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-5225)
Published: January 2, 2014
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-5225 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ibm / i
ibm / i
ibm / z/os

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1019716
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1010309(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/229804(US Government Resource)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/BLUU-985QTG

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

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