Is CVE-2013-5542 being actively exploited?

CVE-2013-5542 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-5542?

CVE-2013-5542 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 8.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2013-5542

HIGH · CVSS 8.5EPSS 1.9%EU EUVD

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 8.4 before 8.4(7.2), 8.7 before 8.7(1.8), 9.0 before 9.0(3.6), and 9.1 before 9.1(2.8) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (firewall-session disruption or device reload) via crafted ICMP packets, aka Bug ID CSCui77398.

Key facts

CVSS score: 8.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-399
EPSS score: 1.9% (79th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-5382)
Published: October 21, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-5382 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

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cisco / adaptive security appliance software
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cisco / adaptive security appliance software

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)

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

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