CVE-2016-1440 (GCVE-0-2016-1440)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-07-02 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 22:55
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036188 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/Ci… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO
Date Public
2016-06-27 00:00
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