CVE-2016-6358

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-10-28 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

A vulnerability in local FTP to the Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a partial denial of service (DoS) condition when the FTP application unexpectedly quits. More Information: CSCux68539. Known Affected Releases: 9.1.0-032 9.7.1-000. Known Fixed Releases: 9.1.1-038.

Affected products

Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA): 9.7.1-066, 9.7.2-046, 9.7.2-047, 9.7.2-054, 9.9.6-026, 9.9_base

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93905
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037115
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161026-esa6
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93905
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037115
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161026-esa6

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