VDB-92287 · CVE-2016-6416 · BID 93198

Cisco Web Security Appliance 9.0.1-162 FTP Throttling memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Cisco Web Security Appliance 9.0.1-162. This affects an unknown function of the component FTP Throttling. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-6416. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Cisco Web Security Appliance 9.0.1-162 (Anti-Malware Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component FTP Throttling. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was disclosed 09/28/2016 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20160928-aos as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-6416 since 07/26/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 93198†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1036916†). The entries VDB-92286 and VDB-92288 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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OpenVAS ID: 103403
OpenVAS Name: Cisco Email Security Appliance File Transfer Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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07/26/2016 🔍
09/28/2016 +64 days 🔍
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09/29/2016 +1 days 🔍
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09/21/2022 +2177 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20160928-aos
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-6416 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6416
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92287
SecurityFocus: 93198 - Multiple Cisco Products CVE-2016-6416 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036916

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/03/2016 10:08
Updated: 09/21/2022 15:36
Changes: 10/03/2016 10:08 (61), 04/29/2019 11:31 (12), 09/21/2022 15:36 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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