CVE-2015-6290 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service on Cisco Web Security Appliance via crafted HTTP responses leading to memory consumption.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-6290?
CVE-2015-6290 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Sep 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) 8.0.7 allows remote HTTP servers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption from stale TCP connections) via crafted responses, aka Bug ID CSCuw10426.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6290?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Web Security Virtual Appliance.
How do I fix CVE-2015-6290?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6290 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2015-6290 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6290 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h7qw-5c46-g9j3.