What is CVE-2016-6407?

CVE-2016-6407 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Web_security_appliance, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-09-17.

How severe is CVE-2016-6407?

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

Vulnerability in Cisco Web_security_appliance

CVE-2016-6407

Cisco AsyncOS through 9.5.0-444 on Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (link saturation) by making many HTTP requests for overlapping byte ranges simultaneously, aka Bug ID CSCuz27219.

EPSS: 0.007 (73.5th 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 5.6.0-623, 6.0.0-000, 7.1.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-399

References

20160914 Cisco Web Security Appliance HTTP Load Denial of Service Vulnerability (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
1036829 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
92955 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6407?: CVE-2016-6407 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Web_security_appliance, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-09-17.
How severe is CVE-2016-6407?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.