CVE-2016-6416

5.9 mediumEPSS 2.0%

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

5.9 medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 2.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 80% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-119
Published: 2016-10-05
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

cisco:content_security_management_appliance
cisco:email_security_appliance
cisco:web_security_appliance

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160928-aos
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93198
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036915
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036916
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036917

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