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CVE-2013-4840


Unspecified vulnerability in HP and H3C VPN Firewall Module products SECPATH1000FE before 5.20.R3177 and SECBLADEFW before 5.20.R3177 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-4840 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 17 products from h3c, from h3c, from h3c and 14 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2014-07-28T17:55:06.950

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application h3c secbladefw 5.20 Yes
Application h3c secpath1000fe 5.20 Yes
Hardware h3c f1000-e_vpn_firewall 0235a26g Yes
Hardware h3c s5820_secblade_vpn_firewall_module 0231a94j Yes
Hardware h3c s7500e_secblade_vpn_firewall_module 0231a832 Yes
Hardware h3c s9500e_secblade_vpn_firewall_module 0231a0av Yes
Hardware h3c sr66_gigabit_firewall_module 0231a88a Yes
Hardware h3c sr88_firewall_processing_module 0231a88l Yes
Application hp secbladefw 5.20 Yes
Application hp secpath1000fe 5.20 Yes
Hardware hp 10500\/7500_advanced_vpn_firewall_module jd249a Yes
Hardware hp 12500_vpn_firewall_module jc635a Yes
Hardware hp 5820_vpn_firewall_module jd255a Yes
Hardware hp 6600_firewall_processing_rtr_module jd250a Yes
Hardware hp 8800_firewall_processing_module jd251a Yes
Hardware hp 9500_vpn_firewall_module jd245a Yes
Hardware hp s1000-e_vpn_firewall_appliance jd272a Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For h3c's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.