What is CVE-2016-1312?

CVE-2016-1312 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Asa_5500_csc-ssm, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-03-09.

How severe is CVE-2016-1312?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Cisco Asa_5500_csc-ssm

CVE-2016-1312

The HTTPS inspection engine in the Content Security and Control Security Services Module (CSC-SSM) 6.6 before 6.6.1164.0 for Cisco ASA 5500 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or device reload)…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.029 (85.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Cisco Asa_5500_csc-ssm
Cisco Asa_5500_csc-ssm_firmware — versions 6.6.1125.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

psirt@cisco.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@cisco.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1312?: CVE-2016-1312 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Asa_5500_csc-ssm, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-03-09.
How severe is CVE-2016-1312?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.