CVE-2016-6416

Description

The FTP service in Cisco AsyncOS on Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices 9.6.0-000 through 9.9.6-026, Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices 9.0.0-162 through 9.5.0-444, and Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a flood of FTP traffic, aka Bug IDs CSCuz82907, CSCuz84330, and CSCuz86065.

Category

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.89% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036915 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93198 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036916 vdb entry
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160928-aos vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036917 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6416?
CVE-2016-6416 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6416?
To fix CVE-2016-6416, 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-2016-6416 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-6416 is being actively exploited. 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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