CVE-2016-1383 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via memory consumption on Cisco Web Security Appliance devices by sending a specific HTTP status code.
- 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-2016-1383?
CVE-2016-1383 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 May 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Memory leak in Cisco AsyncOS through 8.8 on Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an unspecified HTTP status code, aka Bug ID CSCur28305.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1383?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Web Security Appliance \(Wsa\).
How do I fix CVE-2016-1383?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1383 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-2016-1383 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1383 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xqf6-m6vx-v7jx.