CVE-2013-0713

IPSSH (aka the SSH server) in Wind River VxWorks 6.5 through 6.9 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon outage) via a crafted pty request.

Published: 2013-03-20 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-0713 is rated Moderate Risk (56.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.18%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.46% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-0713

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.71% 2.18% +1.46%
2 2025-03-30 0.52% 0.71% +0.19%
3 2025-03-29 0.52%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-0713

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-0713

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-0713

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
windriver vxworks 6.5 cpe:2.3:o:windriver:vxworks:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
windriver vxworks 6.6 cpe:2.3:o:windriver:vxworks:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
windriver vxworks 6.7 cpe:2.3:o:windriver:vxworks:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
windriver vxworks 6.8 cpe:2.3:o:windriver:vxworks:6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
windriver vxworks 6.9 cpe:2.3:o:windriver:vxworks:6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-0713

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