high
7.8
CWE
399
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2016-1383

First published: Wed May 25 2016(Updated: )

Memory leak in Cisco AsyncOS through 8.8 on Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an unspecified HTTP status code, aka Bug ID CSCur28305.

Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Cisco Web Security Appliance
Cisco Web Security Appliance S390=5.6.0-623
Cisco Web Security Appliance S390=6.0.0-000
Cisco Web Security Appliance S390=7.1.0
Cisco Web Security Appliance S390=7.1.1
Cisco Web Security Appliance S390=7.1.2
Cisco Web Security Appliance S390=7.1.3
Cisco Web Security Appliance S390=7.1.4
Cisco Web Security Appliance S390=7.5.0-000
Cisco Web Security Appliance S390=7.5.0-825
Cisco Web Security Appliance S390=7.5.1-000
Cisco Web Security Appliance S390=7.5.2-000
Cisco Web Security Appliance S390=7.7.0-000
Cisco Web Security Appliance S390=7.7.1-000
Cisco Web Security Appliance S390=8.0.0-000
Cisco Web Security Appliance S390=8.0.5
Cisco Web Security Appliance S390=8.0.6
Cisco Web Security Appliance S390=8.0.6-078
Cisco Web Security Appliance S390=8.0.6-119
Cisco Web Security Appliance S390=8.0.7
Cisco Web Security Appliance S390=8.0.7-142
Cisco Web Security Appliance S390=8.0.8-mr-113
Cisco Web Security Appliance S390=8.5.0-497
Cisco Web Security Appliance S390=8.5.0.000
Cisco Web Security Appliance S390=8.5.1-021
Cisco Web Security Appliance S390=8.5.2-024
Cisco Web Security Appliance S390=8.5.2-027
Cisco Web Security Appliance S390=8.5.3-055

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2016-1383?

    CVE-2016-1383 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability due to memory consumption issues.

  • How do I fix CVE-2016-1383?

    To mitigate CVE-2016-1383, users should upgrade to a fixed version of Cisco AsyncOS that addresses this memory leak.

  • Which Cisco devices are affected by CVE-2016-1383?

    CVE-2016-1383 affects Cisco Web Security Appliance devices running vulnerable versions of AsyncOS up to 8.8.

  • How can CVE-2016-1383 be exploited?

    CVE-2016-1383 can be exploited remotely by sending an unspecified HTTP status code, leading to a denial of service.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2016-1383?

    Currently, there are no specific workarounds for CVE-2016-1383; updating to the latest version is recommended.

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