CVE-2016-6437 json
A vulnerability in the SSL session cache management of Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) could allow an unauthenticated, remote a…
published 2016-10-27 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-7360
- cvss
- 5.9
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.7%
- EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A vulnerability in the SSL session cache management of Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition due to high consumption of disk space. The user would see a performance degradation. More Information: CSCva03095. Known Affected Releases: 5.3(5), 6.1(1), 6.2(1). Known Fixed Releases: 5.3(5g)1, 6.2(2.32).
Exploit prediction
1.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.1 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Affected products
- n/a Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) before 5.3(5g)1 and 6.x before 6.2(2.32)
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
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tools.cisco.com
/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161012-waas
vendor-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id/1037002
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/bid/93524
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-6437
- NVD CVE-2016-6437
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