FKIE_CVE-2016-6416

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-10-05 17:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:50
Severity
5.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
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.
References
psirt@cisco.comhttp://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160928-aosVendor Advisory
psirt@cisco.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93198
psirt@cisco.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036915
psirt@cisco.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036916
psirt@cisco.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036917
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160928-aosVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93198
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036915
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036916
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036917
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
cisco content_security_management_appliance 9.1.0
cisco content_security_management_appliance 9.1.0-004
cisco content_security_management_appliance 9.1.0-031
cisco content_security_management_appliance 9.1.0-033
cisco content_security_management_appliance 9.1.0-103
cisco content_security_management_appliance 9.5.0
cisco content_security_management_appliance 9.6.0
cisco email_security_appliance 9.6.0-000
cisco email_security_appliance 9.6.0-042
cisco email_security_appliance 9.6.0-051
cisco email_security_appliance 9.7.1-066
cisco email_security_appliance 9.9.6-026
cisco email_security_appliance 9.9_base
cisco web_security_appliance 9.0.0-162
cisco web_security_appliance 9.1.0-000
cisco web_security_appliance 9.1.0-070
cisco web_security_appliance 9.1_base
cisco web_security_appliance 9.5.0-235
cisco web_security_appliance 9.5.0-284
cisco web_security_appliance 9.5.0-444
cisco web_security_appliance 9.5_base
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