CVE-2013-6704 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cisco IOS XE does not properly manage memory for TFTP UDP flows, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via TFTP (1) client or (2) server traffic, aka Bug IDs CSCuh09324 and CSCty42686.

Published: 2013-12-03

Score: 7.1 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2013-6506	Cisco IOS XE does not properly manage memory for TFTP UDP flows, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via TFTP (1) client or (2) server traffic, aka Bug IDs CSCuh09324 and CSCty42686.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00511.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2013-6704
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029424

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Ios Xe

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published: 2013-12-03T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T17:46:22.585Z

Reserved: 2013-11-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-6704

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-12-03T19:56:32.327

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-6704

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-399

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