CVE-2013-3986

IBM Lotus Sametime 8.5.2 and 8.5.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (WebPlayer Firefox extension crash) via a crafted Audio Visual (AV) session.

Published: 2013-11-08 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-3986 is rated Moderate Risk (49.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 39.23%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-3986

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 2025-12-29 40.56% 39.23% -1.34%
2 2025-03-30 37.81% 40.56% +2.75%
3 2025-03-29 37.81%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-3986

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-3986

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-3986

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm lotus_sametime 8.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_sametime:8.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm lotus_sametime 8.5.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:lotus_sametime:8.5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-3986

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