CVE-2016-6437
MEDIUMCisco WAAS <5.3(5g)1/6.x<6.2(2.32) - Unauthenticated DoS via SSL Cache
Title source: llmDescription
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).
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037002
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161012-waas
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93524
Scores
CVSS v3
5.9
EPSS
0.0173
EPSS Percentile
75.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-399
Status
published
Products (14)
cisco/wide_area_application_services
5.3.1
cisco/wide_area_application_services
5.3.3
cisco/wide_area_application_services
5.3.5
cisco/wide_area_application_services
5.3.5a
cisco/wide_area_application_services
5.3.5b
cisco/wide_area_application_services
5.3.5c
cisco/wide_area_application_services
5.3.5d
cisco/wide_area_application_services
5.3.5e
cisco/wide_area_application_services
5.3.5f
cisco/wide_area_application_services
6.1.0
... and 4 more
Published
Oct 27, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026