VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2016-6416
CVSS score5.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.02%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-10-05
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description
The FTP service in Cisco AsyncOS on Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices 9.6.0-000 through 9.9.6-026, Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices 9.0.0-162 through 9.5.0-444, and Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a flood of FTP traffic, aka Bug IDs CSCuz82907, CSCuz84330, and CSCuz86065.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer