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Cisco Web Security Appliance HTTP Load Denial of Service Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
A vulnerability in HTTP request forwarding with Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition due to link saturation.
Insight
Insight
The vulnerability is due to how HTTP data ranges are downloaded from the destination server. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending multiple crafted HTTP requests to the targeted device.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
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.