CVE-2016-1440

medium Cisco
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS Score
0.4%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 37% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Published: July 2, 2016 (3602 days ago)
Last Modified: May 6, 2026
Vendor: Cisco
Source: NVD

Description

The proxy process on Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices through 9.1.0-070 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by establishing an FTP session and then improperly terminating the control connection after a file transfer, aka Bug ID CSCuy43468.

CWE

CWE-399

Affected Products

cisco web security appliance

References

🔗 tools.cisco.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 tools.cisco.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com