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CVE-2013-5472


The NTP implementation in Cisco IOS 12.0 through 12.4 and 15.0 through 15.1, and IOS XE 2.1 through 3.3, does not properly handle encapsulation of multicast NTP packets within MSDP SA messages, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) by leveraging an MSDP peer relationship, aka Bug ID CSCuc81226.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-5472 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from cisco, from cisco organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, 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

2013-09-27T10:08:04.180

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.1 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

8.6

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System cisco ios_xe 2.1.0 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 2.1.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 2.1.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 2.2.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 2.2.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 2.2.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 2.3.0 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 2.3.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 2.3.1t Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 2.3.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 2.4.0 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 2.4.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 2.4.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 2.4.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 2.4.4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 2.5.0 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 2.5.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 2.5.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 2.6.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 2.6.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.1.0s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.1.0sg Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.1.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.1.1sg Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.1.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.1.3s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.1.4s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.2.00.xo.15.0\(2\)xo Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.2.0s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.2.0sg Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.2.0xo Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.2.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.2.1sg Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.2.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.2.2sg Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.2.3sg Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.2.4sg Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.3.0s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.3.0sg Yes
Operating System cisco ios 12.0 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 12.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 12.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 12.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 12.4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.0 Yes
Operating System cisco ios 15.1 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 cisco'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.