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CVE-2016-6360

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.2% 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 Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Cisco Email Security Appliances (ESA) and Web Security Appliances (WSA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a partial denial of service (DoS) condition due to the AMP process unexpectedly restarting. Affected Products: Cisco AsyncOS Software for Email Security Appliances (ESA) versions 9.5 and later up to the first fixed release, Cisco AsyncOS Software for Web Security Appliances (WSA) all versions prior to the first fixed release. More Information: CSCux56406, CSCux59928. Known Affected Releases: 9.6.0-051 9.7.0-125 8.8.0-085 9.5.0-444 WSA10.0.0-000. Known Fixed Releases: 9.7.1-066 WSA10.0.0-233.

Affected products

• Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA): 9.5.0-000, 9.5.0-201, 9.6.0-000, 9.6.0-042, 9.6.0-051, 9.7.0-125
• Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA): 8.8.0-085, 9.0.0-193, 9.0_base, 9.1.0-000, 9.1.0-070, 9.1_base (+4)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93910
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037120
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037121
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161026-esawsa3
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93910
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037120
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037121
• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161026-esawsa3

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