CVE-2013-5469 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Cisco IOS, stemming from improper TCP state transitions from ESTABLISHED to CLOSED. A remote attacker can exploit this by sending a crafted sequence of ACK and FIN packets, leading to a flood of ACK packets. With a CVSS score of 7.1, it is considered high severity due to its network attack vector and complete availability impact, though it requires medium attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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