CVE-2014-2131 — The packet driver in Cisco IOS allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a series of (1) Virtual Switching Systems (VSS) or (2) Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) packets, aka Bug IDs CSCug41049 and CSCue61890

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The packet driver in Cisco IOS allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a series of (1) Virtual Switching Systems (VSS) or (2) Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) packets, aka Bug IDs CSCug41049 and CSCue61890

Published Mar 29, 2014

6.1

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.72%

Description

The packet driver in Cisco IOS allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a series of (1) Virtual Switching Systems (VSS) or (2) Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) packets, aka Bug IDs CSCug41049 and CSCue61890.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.72% 0.00723

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00723

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.72% (0.00723)	52.31th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.72% (0.00717)	48.81th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.17% (0.00171)	35.97th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.14% (0.00141)	51.34th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 22, 2024	0.16% (0.00159)	52.42th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.16% (0.00157)	50.35th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.05% (0.01055)	52.13th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 17, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	50.47th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	48.43th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	27.52th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-399

References (1)

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014-2131
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014-2131		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner cisco

Published Mar 29, 2014

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Feb 25, 2014

Link CVE-2014-2131

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2014-2131

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2014-2131