CVE-2016-6360 Denial of service in Cisco AsyncOS through WSA10.0.0-000

High 7.5 Published Updated

Unauthenticated remote attackers can cause a partial denial of service by triggering an unexpected restart of the Advanced Malware Protection process on Cisco security appliances.

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-2016-6360?

CVE-2016-6360 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Email Security Appliance, published on 28 Oct 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Cisco Email Security Appliances (ESA) and Web Security Appliances (WSA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a partial denial of service (DoS) condition due to the AMP process unexpectedly restarting. Affected Products: Cisco AsyncOS Software for Email Security Appliances (ESA) versions 9.5 and later up to the first fixed release, Cisco AsyncOS Software for Web Security Appliances (WSA) all versions prior to the first fixed release. More Information: CSCux56406, CSCux59928. Known Affected Releases: 9.6.0-051 9.7.0-125 8.8.0-085 9.5.0-444 WSA10.0.0-000. Known Fixed Releases: 9.7.1-066 WSA10.0.0-233.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6360?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Cisco Email Security Appliance, Cisco Web Security Appliance.

How do I fix CVE-2016-6360?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6360 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-2016-6360 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6360 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-wj9f-9jrq-c6wp.

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