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CVE-2013-6982

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-6982 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Cisco NX-OS 6.2(2a) and earlier, specifically within its BGP implementation. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending crafted UPDATE messages that interact improperly with IPv6, VPNv4, and VPNv6 labeled unicast-address families, leading to a peer reset. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial availability impact. 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
<= 6.2\(2a\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.83%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0283 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

osvdb.org / 101713
secunia.com / advisories/56169
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/90119
tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2013-6982
Vendor Advisory
tools.cisco.com / security/center/viewAlert.x
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/64670
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1029568
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry