What is CVE-2016-1383?

CVE-2016-1383 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Web_security_appliance, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-05-25.

How severe is CVE-2016-1383?

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

Vulnerability in Cisco Web_security_appliance

CVE-2016-1383

Memory leak in Cisco AsyncOS through 8.8 on Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an unspecified HTTP status code, aka Bug ID CSCur28305.

EPSS: 0.011 (78.3th 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 Web_security_appliance
Cisco Web_security_appliance_\(wsa\) — versions 5.6.0-623, 6.0.0-000, 7.1.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-399

References

20160518 Cisco Web Security Appliance Connection Denial of Service Vulnerability (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
1035911 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1383?: CVE-2016-1383 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Web_security_appliance, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-05-25.
How severe is CVE-2016-1383?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.