5.3

CVE-2016-1440: cisco web_security_appliance Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 5.3v3.0MediumModified
Published 02-07-2016Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-1440 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in cisco web_security_appliance. EPSS estimates a 1.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.25%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 02-07-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The proxy process on Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices through 9.1.0-070 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by establishing an FTP session and then improperly terminating the control connection after a file transfer, aka Bug ID CSCuy43468.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.25%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

69%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.25% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.25%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Cisco1 product
  • web_security_appliance5.6.0-623 | 6.0.0-000 | 7.1.0 | 7.1.1 | 7.1.2 | 7.1.3 | 7.1.4 | 7.5.0-000 | 7.5.0-825 | 7.5.1-000 | 7.5.2-000 | 7.5.2-hp2-303 | 7.7.0-000 | 7.7.0-608 | 7.7.1-000 | 7.7.5-835 | 8.0.0-000 | 8.0.5 | 8.0.5_hp1 | 8.0.6 | 8.0.6-078 | 8.0.6-119 | 8.0.7 | 8.0.7-142 | 8.0.8-mr-113 | 8.5.0-497 | 8.5.0.000 | 8.5.1-021 | 8.5.2-024 | 8.5.2-027 | 8.5.3-055 | 8.8.0-000 | 8.8.0-085 | 9.0.0-193 | 9.0_base | 9.1.0-000 | 9.1.0-070

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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