High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 14, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-6469
CVE-2016-6469
Description
A vulnerability in HTTP URL parsing of Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability due to the proxy process unexpectedly restarting. More Information: CSCvb04312. Known Affected Releases: 9.0.1-162 9.1.1-074. Known Fixed Releases: 10.1.0-129 9.1.2-010.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:9.0.1-162:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:9.0.1-162:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:9.1.1-074:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 9.0.1-162, 9.1.1-074
Patches
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References
2- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94775nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161207-wsanvdVendor Advisory
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