Cisco Web Security Appliance Web Proxy HTTPS Request input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Web Security Appliance. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Web Proxy. The manipulation as part of HTTPS Request leads to input validation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-1288. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Web Security Appliance (Anti-Malware Software) (unknown version) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Web Proxy. The manipulation as part of a HTTPS Request leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was shared 03/02/2016 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20160302-wsa as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-1288 since 01/04/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 89785 (Cisco Web Security Appliance HTTPS Packet Processing DoS (cisco-sa-20160302-wsa)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (111182), Tenable (89785), SecurityFocus (BID 83936†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-57012†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 89785
Nessus Name: Cisco Web Security Appliance HTTPS Packet Processing DoS (cisco-sa-20160302-wsa)
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OpenVAS ID: 803167
OpenVAS Name: Cisco WSA HTTPS Packet Processing Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20160302-wsa
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-1288 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1288
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81149
X-Force: 111182 - Cisco Web Security Appliance HTTPS packets denial of service
SecurityFocus: 83936 - Cisco Web Security Appliance CVE-2016-1288 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1035163
Vulnerability Center: 57012 - [cisco-sa-20160302-wsa] Cisco AsyncOS and Web Security Appliance Remote DoS in HTTPS Proxy, High

Entryinfo

Created: 03/03/2016 10:52
Updated: 07/08/2022 20:57
Changes: 03/03/2016 10:52 (75), 09/01/2018 08:43 (9), 07/08/2022 20:57 (5)
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