Denial of Service Vulnerability in Cisco Web Security Appliance
CVE-2016-6469

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Cisco
Status
Cisco Web Security Appliance (wsa)
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 December 2016

Summary

A flaw in the HTTP URL parsing mechanism of Cisco AsyncOS for the Cisco Web Security Appliance allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service. This vulnerability results in the proxy process unexpectedly restarting, potentially causing service interruptions. Users of affected versions should upgrade to the fixed releases to mitigate the risk of exploitation.

Affected Version(s)

Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA)

References

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecu...
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94775
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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