CVE-2016-6431 describes a vulnerability in Cisco ASA Software versions prior to 9.6(1.5) affecting the local Certificate Authority (CA) feature, which could lead to a denial-of-service condition. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can trigger a system reload by sending specially crafted HTTPS enrollment requests to the ASA interface where local CA user enrollment is enabled. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high impact on 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0.2.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.0.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.2.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.0.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.3.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.0.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.3.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.0.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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