CVE-2013-5480 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Cisco IOS versions 12.2 and 15.0 through 15.3, specifically within its DNS-over-TCP implementation when NAT is configured. A remote attacker can trigger a device reload by sending a specially crafted IPv4 DNS TCP stream. This vulnerability has a high severity CVSS score of 7.8, indicating it is easily exploitable over the network with no authentication required, leading to a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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