5.3med
CVE-2016-1440
The proxy process on Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices through 9.1.0-070 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU…
Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.3
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.3%
percentile 70%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
The proxy process on Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices through 9.1.0-070 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by establishing an FTP session and then improperly terminating the control connection after a file transfer, aka Bug ID CSCuy43468.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.25% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
- securitytracker.com /id/1036188 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- tools.cisco.com /security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160627-wsa · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-1440
- NVD: CVE-2016-1440
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