CVE-2016-1385: cisco adaptive_security_appliance_software
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-1385 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in cisco adaptive_security_appliance_software. EPSS estimates a 1.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 26-05-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The XML parser in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software through 9.5.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (instability, memory consumption, or device reload) by leveraging (1) administrative access or (2) Clientless SSL VPN access to provide a crafted XML document, aka Bug ID CSCut14209.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
1.18%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
68%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.18% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
- CWE-399Resource Management ErrorsWeaknesses in this category are related to improper management of system resources.
Affected systems
Cisco1 product
- adaptive_security_appliance_software8.4.0 | 8.4.1 | 8.4.1.3 | 8.4.1.11 | 8.4.2 | 8.4.2.1 | 8.4.2.8 | 8.4.3 | 8.4.3.8 | 8.4.3.9 | 8.4.4 | 8.4.4.1 | 8.4.4.3 | 8.4.4.5 | 8.4.4.9 | 8.4.5 | 8.4.5.6 | 8.4.6 | 8.4\(7\) | 8.4.7.3 | 8.4.7.15 | 8.4.7.22 | 8.4.7.23 | 8.4.7.26 | 8.4.7.28 | 8.4.7.29 | 8.5.1 | 8.5.1.1 | 8.5.1.6 | 8.5.1.7 | 8.5.1.14 | 8.5.1.17 | 8.5.1.18 | 8.5.1.19 | 8.5.1.21 | 8.5.1.24 | 8.6.1 | 8.6.1.1 | 8.6\(1.2\) | 8.6.1.5 | 8.6.1.10 | 8.6.1.12 | 8.6.1.13 | 8.6.1.14 | 8.6.1.17 | 8.7.1 | 8.7.1.1 | 8.7.1.3 | 8.7.1.4 | 8.7.1.7 | 8.7.1.8 | 8.7.1.11 | 8.7.1.13 | 8.7.1.16 | 8.7.1.17 | 9.0.1 | 9.0.2 | 9.0.2.10 | 9.0.3 | 9.0.3.6 | 9.0.3.8 | 9.0.4 | 9.0.4.1 | 9.0.4.5 | 9.0.4.7 | 9.0.4.17 | 9.0.4.20 | 9.0.4.24 | 9.0.4.26 | 9.0.4.29 | 9.0.4.33 | 9.0.4.35 | 9.0.4.37 | 9.1.1 | 9.1.1.4 | 9.1.2 | 9.1.2.8 | 9.1.3 | 9.1.3.2 | 9.1.4 | 9.1.4.5 | 9.1.5 | 9.1.5.10 | 9.1.5.12 | 9.1.5.15 | 9.1.5.21 | 9.1.6 | 9.16.1 | 9.16.4 | 9.1.6.6 | 9.1.6.8 | 9.1.6.10 | 9.2\(0.0\) | 9.2\(0.104\) | 9.23.1 | 9.2.1 | 9.2.2 | 9.2.2.4 | 9.2.2.7 | 9.2.2.8 | 9.2.3 | 9.2.3.3 | 9.2\(3.4\) | 9.2.4 | 9.2.4.2 | 9.2.4.4 | 9.3\(1.50\) | 9.3\(1.105\) | 9.3\(2.100\) | 9.3\(2.243\) | 9.3.1 | 9.3.1.1 | 9.3\(2\) | 9.3.2.2 | 9.3\(3\) | 9.3.3.1 | 9.3.3.2 | 9.3.3.5 | 9.3.3.6 | 9.3.5 | 9.4\(0.115\) | 9.4.1 | 9.4.1.1 | 9.4.1.2 | 9.4.1.3 | 9.4.1.5 | 9.4.2 | 9.4.2.3 | 9.5.1 | 9.5.2
1 vendor · 1 product
References
2 links- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160517-asa-xmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource CISCO