CVE-2016-1303 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Cisco Small Business 500 devices via crafted HTTP requests.
- 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-2016-1303?
CVE-2016-1303 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jan 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The web GUI on Cisco Small Business 500 devices 1.2.0.92 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted HTTP request, aka Bug ID CSCul65330.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1303?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco 500 Series Switch Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1303?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1303 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-2016-1303 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1303 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x7pm-p523-46fj.