CVE-2013-6981 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Packet Processor in Cisco IOS XE by sending fragmented MPLS IP packets, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-6981?
CVE-2013-6981 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xe, published on 28 Dec 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco IOS XE 3.7S(.1) and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Packet Processor crash) via fragmented MPLS IP packets, aka Bug ID CSCul00709.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6981?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ios Xe.
How do I fix CVE-2013-6981?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-6981 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2013-6981 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6981 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2023-20273 Cisco IOS XE Web UI Command Injection
- CVE-2025-20188 Hardcoded credentials in Cisco IOS XE Software
- CVE-2021-34770 Cisco IOS XE Software for Catalyst 9000 Family Wireless Controllers CAPWAP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h3w4-8qq4-m4j7.