CVE-2016-1440
moderate-risk
Published 2016-07-02
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.
Do I need to act?
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0.45% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.3/10
Medium
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (20)
Affected Vendors
47
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
21/34 · High
Exploitability
2/34 · Minimal
Exposure
24/34 · High