CVE-2015-6292 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the proxy-cache implementation of Cisco AsyncOS on Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices, affecting various versions across the 8.0.x to 8.8.x series. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to cause memory exhaustion by initiating multiple proxy connections, requiring low attack complexity. While the vulnerability is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog and no public exploit code exists, it has received some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0.0-000CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:8.0.0-000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:8.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:8.0.5:hp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:8.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.6-119CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:8.0.6-119:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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