CVE-2016-1385

MEDIUM

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software - Denial of Service via XML Parser

Title source: llm

Description

The XML parser in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software through 9.5.2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (instability, memory consumption, or device reload) by leveraging (1) administrative access or (2) Clientless SSL VPN access to provide a crafted XML document, aka Bug ID CSCut14209.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035976

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_cisco

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160517-asa-xml

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5

EPSS 0.0118

EPSS Percentile 64.0%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-119 CWE-399

Status published

Products (50)

cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software 8.4.0

cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software 8.4.1

cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software 8.4.1.3

cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software 8.4.1.11

cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software 8.4.2

cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software 8.4.2.1

cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software 8.4.2.8

cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software 8.4.3

cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software 8.4.3.8

cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software 8.4.3.9

... and 40 more

Published May 26, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026