CVE-2016-6358 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the local FTP service on Cisco Email Security Appliances (ESA) versions 9.1.0-032 and 9.7.1-000. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this flaw to cause the FTP application to unexpectedly quit, leading to a partial denial of service. 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 its primary impact is availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.7.1-066CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.7.1-066:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.7.2-046CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.7.2-046:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.7.2-047CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.7.2-047:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.7.2-054CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.7.2-054:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.9.6-026CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.9.6-026:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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