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CVE-2013-1179

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-1179 describes multiple buffer overflows in the SNMP and License Manager implementations of Cisco NX-OS, impacting Nexus 7000 and MDS 9000 devices running specific 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x versions. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.0, indicating that a remote authenticated attacker can achieve complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) by sending a crafted SNMP request. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0\(0\)n1\(1a\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:4.0\(0\)n1\(1a\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0\(0\)n1\(2\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:4.0\(0\)n1\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0\(0\)n1\(2a\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:4.0\(0\)n1\(2a\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0\(1a\)n1\(1\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:4.0\(1a\)n1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.0HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
8.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0336 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 17,844 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20130424-nxosmulti
Vendor Advisory