Is CVE-2013-6982 being actively exploited?

CVE-2013-6982 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-6982?

CVE-2013-6982 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2013-6982

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 2.8%EU EUVD

The BGP implementation in Cisco NX-OS 6.2(2a) and earlier does not properly handle the interaction of UPDATE messages with IPv6, VPNv4, and VPNv6 labeled unicast-address families, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (peer reset) via a crafted message, aka Bug ID CSCuj03174.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 2.8% (86th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-6783)
Published: January 8, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-6783 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

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Certified products that may be affected

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

Cisco Nexus 9000 Switch Series with ACI mode, APIC 6.1(2g) and NX-OS software-ACI 16.1(2g) - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria NSCIB-CC-2400067-01-CR - active
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches running NX-OS version 6.2.12 - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria NSCIB-CC-14-49712-CR - archived
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch w/2000 Series Fabric Extenders running s/w NX-OS v5.0(3)N1(1c), and Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS) running s/w v5.2 patch 3 - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-10384-2011 - archived
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch running Software version NX-OS version 5.1(a) and Cisco Secure Access Control Server (ACS) running version 5.2 patch 3 - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-10349-2011 - archived

References

http://osvdb.org/101713
http://secunia.com/advisories/56169
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2013-6982(Vendor Advisory)
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=32325(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64670(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029568(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90119

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

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