High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 9, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-1312

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.

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Affected products

Cisco Systems, Inc./Asa 5500 Csc Ssm Firmware
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asa_5500_csc-ssm_firmware:6.6.1125.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Cisco Systems, Inc./CSC-SSMllm-create
Range: <6.6.1164.0

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160309-cscnvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/84281nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1035230nvd

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