CVE-2016-6407
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.025 · 84 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Cisco AsyncOS through 9.5.0-444 on Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (link saturation) by making many HTTP requests for overlapping byte ranges simultaneously, aka Bug ID CSCuz27219.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
weaknesses
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affected products (42)
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- cisco web security appliance= 7.5.2-hp2-303nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160914-wsacnnvd
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160914-wsaenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92955enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036829enisa_euvd
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160914-wsaVendor Advisorynvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92955nvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036829nvd
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