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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.105353
Category:CISCO
Title:Cisco Web Security Appliance Malformed HTTP Response Denial of Service Vulnerability
Summary:Cisco Web Security Appliance contains a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition. Updates are not available.
Description:Summary:
Cisco Web Security Appliance contains a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition. Updates are not available.

Vulnerability Insight:
The vulnerability is due to the improper handling of a malformed HTTP server responses. An unauthenticated, remote attacker with a privileged network position could
exploit the vulnerability by conducting a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack and supplying malformed HTTP server responses to the vulnerable device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause
the device to improperly close TCP connections and fail to free memory resources, resulting in a partial DoS condition.

Vulnerability Impact:
An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a DoS condition on the targeted device.

Affected Software/OS:
Cisco WSA version 8.0.7-151

Solution:
No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-6290
BugTraq ID: 76687
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76687
Cisco Security Advisory: 20150909 Cisco Web Security Appliance Malformed HTTP Response Denial of Service Vulnerability
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=40896
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033530
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