CVE-2016-1299 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause HTTPS service outage on Cisco Small Business SG300 devices via crafted requests, requiring a patch.
- 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-2016-1299?
CVE-2016-1299 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jan 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The web-management GUI implementation on Cisco Small Business SG300 devices 1.4.1.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (HTTPS outage) via crafted HTTPS requests, aka Bug ID CSCuw87174.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1299?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco 300 Series Managed Switch Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1299?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1299 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-2016-1299 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1299 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mv9q-m7h4-f669.