Is CVE-2013-5508 being actively exploited?

CVE-2013-5508 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-5508?

CVE-2013-5508 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).

CVE-2013-5508

HIGH · CVSS 7.1EPSS 1.5%EU EUVD

The SQL*Net inspection engine in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.x before 7.2(5.12), 8.x before 8.2(5.44), 8.3.x before 8.3(2.39), 8.4.x before 8.4(6), 8.5.x before 8.5(1.18), 8.6.x before 8.6(1.12), 8.7.x before 8.7(1.6), 9.0.x before 9.0(2.10), and 9.1.x before 9.1(2) and Firewall Services Module (FWSM) 3.1.x and 3.2.x before 3.2(27) and 4.x before 4.1(14) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted segmented Transparent Network Substrate (TNS) packets, aka Bug ID CSCub98434.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.1 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 1.5% (74th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-5348)
Published: October 13, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-5348 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

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Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances Version: ASA software version 9.1(2) Components: ASA 5500 (5505, 5510, 5520, 5540, 5550, 5580-20-40), ASA 5500-X Series (5512-X, 5515-X, 5525-X, 5545-X, 5555-X), ASA 5585-X (5585-10, 5585-20, 5585-40, 5585-60), ASA Services Module (ASA-SM) - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria Certificate Number: 2013/86 - archived

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20131009-asa(Vendor Advisory)
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20131009-fwsm(Vendor Advisory)
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2013-5508(Vendor Advisory)

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

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