CVE-2016-1312

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-03-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

The HTTPS inspection engine in the Content Security and Control Security Services Module (CSC-SSM) 6.6 before 6.6.1164.0 for Cisco ASA 5500 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or device reload) via a flood of HTTPS packets, aka Bug ID CSCue76147.

Affected products

Cisco Asa 5500 Csc-Ssm Firmware: 6.6.1125.0

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84281
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035230
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160309-csc
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84281
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035230
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160309-csc

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