CVE-2016-6437: cisco wide_area_application_services Resource Management Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-6437 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in cisco wide_area_application_services. EPSS estimates a 1.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 27-10-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A vulnerability in the SSL session cache management of Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition due to high consumption of disk space. The user would see a performance degradation. More Information: CSCva03095. Known Affected Releases: 5.3(5), 6.1(1), 6.2(1). Known Fixed Releases: 5.3(5g)1, 6.2(2.32).
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
1.73%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
77%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.04 pp
From 1.69% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Cisco1 product
- wide_area_application_services5.3.1 | 5.3.3 | 5.3.5 | 5.3.5a | 5.3.5b | 5.3.5c | 5.3.5d | 5.3.5e | 5.3.5f | 6.1.0 | 6.1.1 | 6.2.1 | 6.2.1a
1 vendor · 1 product
References
3 links- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161012-waasX Refsource CONFIRMVendor Advisory