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. More Information: CSCvb04312. Known Affected Releases: 9.0.1-162 9.1.1-074. Known Fixed Releases: 10.1.0-129 9.1.2-010.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (75.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.016 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Cisco Web Security Appliance — versions 9.0.1-162, 9.1.1-074
- Cisco Web Security Appliance (Wsa) — versions Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA)
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161207… (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94775 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
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.