CVE-2016-1312 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service on Cisco ASA devices via HTTPS packet floods, requiring an upgrade to the security module.
- 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-2016-1312?
CVE-2016-1312 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The HTTPS inspection engine in the Content Security and Control Security Services Module (CSC-SSM) 6.6 before 6.6.1164.0 for Cisco ASA 5500 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or device reload) via a flood of HTTPS packets, aka Bug ID CSCue76147.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1312?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Asa 5500 Csc-Ssm Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1312?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1312 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-2016-1312 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1312 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cqpv-62w6-mhqp.