CVE-2013-5546 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE versions 3.7 before 3.7.3S and 3.8 before 3.8.1S on ASR 1000 series devices. Remote attackers can trigger a device reload by sending large TCP packets that are processed by the NAT or ALG components, exploiting a flaw in the TCP reassembly feature. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.7.0sCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.7.0s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.7.1sCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.7.1s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.7.2sCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.7.2s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.8.0sCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:3.8.0s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_1001:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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