What is CVE-2016-6469?

CVE-2016-6469 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Web_security_appliance, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-12-14.

How severe is CVE-2016-6469?

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

Vulnerability in Cisco Web_security_appliance

CVE-2016-6469

A vulnerability in HTTP URL parsing of Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability due to the proxy process unexpectedly restarting…

EPSS: 0.010 (77.3th 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 — versions 9.0.1-162, 9.1.1-074
N/a Cisco Web Security Appliance (Wsa) — versions Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-399

References

psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
94775 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6469?: CVE-2016-6469 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Web_security_appliance, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-12-14.
How severe is CVE-2016-6469?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.