What is CVE-2016-1380?

CVE-2016-1380 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Web_security_appliance, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-05-25.

How severe is CVE-2016-1380?

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

Improper input validation in Cisco Web_security_appliance

CVE-2016-1380

Cisco AsyncOS 8.0 before 8.0.6-119 on Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (proxy-process hang) via a crafted HTTP POST request, aka Bug ID CSCuo12171.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.006 (68.7th 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 Web_security_appliance — versions 8.0.0-000, 8.0.5, 8.0.6
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

1035908 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
20160518 Cisco Web Security Appliance HTTP POST Denial of Service Vulnerability (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1380?: CVE-2016-1380 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Web_security_appliance, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-05-25.
How severe is CVE-2016-1380?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.