CVE-2016-6449 (GCVE-0-2016-6449)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-12-14 00:37 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:29
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Summary
A vulnerability in the system management of certain FireAMP system processes in Cisco FireAMP Connector Endpoint software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to stop certain protected FireAMP processes without requiring a password. Stopping certain critical processes could cause a denial of service (DoS) condition, and certain security features could no longer be available. More Information: CSCvb40597. Known Affected Releases: 1.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • unspecified
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Cisco FireAMP Connector Endpoint software Affected: Cisco FireAMP Connector Endpoint software
Date Public
2016-12-13 00:00
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