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CVE-2013-5480

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—
Severity7.8High · CVSS 2.0
Exploitation probability1.33 %higher than 71% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

The DNS-over-TCP implementation in Cisco IOS 12.2 and 15.0 through 15.3, when NAT is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a crafted IPv4 DNS TCP stream, aka Bug ID CSCuf28733.

CVSS

Base score
7.8
Version
2.0
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
1.33 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
71
Score date
10/20/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Cisco — IOS

CWEs

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