CVE-2016-1312

Description

The HTTPS inspection engine in the Content Security and Control Security Services Module (CSC-SSM) 6.6 before 6.6.1164.0 for Cisco ASA 5500 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or device reload) via a flood of HTTPS packets, aka Bug ID CSCue76147.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.34% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84281 vdb entry
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160309-csc vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035230 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1312?
CVE-2016-1312 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1312?
To fix CVE-2016-1312, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-1312 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-1312 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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