Is CVE-2013-5691 being actively exploited?

CVE-2013-5691 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-5691?

CVE-2013-5691 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2013-5691

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

The (1) IPv6 and (2) ATM ioctl request handlers in the kernel in FreeBSD 8.3 through 9.2-STABLE do not validate SIOCSIFADDR, SIOCSIFBRDADDR, SIOCSIFDSTADDR, and SIOCSIFNETMASK requests, which allows local users to perform link-layer actions, cause a denial of service (panic), or possibly gain privileges via a crafted application.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.9 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 0.4% (32th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-5528)
Published: September 23, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-5528 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

freebsd / freebsd
freebsd / freebsd
freebsd / freebsd
freebsd / freebsd

References

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

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