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CVE-2016-1385

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1385 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the XML parser in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software through version 9.5.2. Authenticated attackers, either with administrative access or Clientless SSL VPN access, can exploit this by providing a crafted XML document. This can lead to instability, high memory consumption, or device reloads. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 6.5 (Medium) due to its network-based attack vector and high impact on availability, despite requiring low privileges. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.4.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.4.1.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.4.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.18%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
64.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0118 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 21,957 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160517-asa-xml
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id/1035976