CVE-2016-1385

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-05-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

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.

Affected products

Cisco ASA Software: 8.4.0, 8.4.1, 8.4.1.3, 8.4.1.11, 8.4.2, 8.4.2.1 (+124)

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160517-asa-xml
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035976
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160517-asa-xml
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035976

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