CVE-2016-1383 describes a memory leak vulnerability in Cisco AsyncOS up to version 8.8, specifically impacting Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by exploiting an unspecified HTTP status code, leading to excessive memory consumption. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction or privileges, and can result in a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion, though it did receive limited media coverage at the time of disclosure.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.6.0-623CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance_\(wsa\):5.6.0-623:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.0-000CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance_\(wsa\):6.0.0-000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance_\(wsa\):7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance_\(wsa\):7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance_\(wsa\):7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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