CVE-2016-6360

Summary

CVE	CVE-2016-6360
State	PUBLISHED
Assigner	cisco
Source Priority	CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published	2016-10-28 10:59:10 UTC
Updated	2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Description	A vulnerability in Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Cisco Email Security Appliances (ESA) and Web Security Appliances (WSA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a partial denial of service (DoS) condition due to the AMP process unexpectedly restarting. Affected Products: Cisco AsyncOS Software for Email Security Appliances (ESA) versions 9.5 and later up to the first fixed release, Cisco AsyncOS Software for Web Security Appliances (WSA) all versions prior to the first fixed release. More Information: CSCux56406, CSCux59928. Known Affected Releases: 9.6.0-051 9.7.0-125 8.8.0-085 9.5.0-444 WSA10.0.0-000. Known Fixed Releases: 9.7.1-066 WSA10.0.0-233.

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.013610000 probability, percentile 0.803030000 (date 2026-05-09)

Problem Types: CWE-20 | unspecified

Version	Source	Type	Score	Severity	Vector
3.0	[email protected]	Primary	7.5	HIGH	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`
2.0	[email protected]	Primary	5		`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

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

Access Vector

Network

Access Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
Application	Cisco	Email Security Appliance	9.5.0-000	All	All	All
Application	Cisco	Email Security Appliance	9.5.0-201	All	All	All
Application	Cisco	Email Security Appliance	9.6.0-000	All	All	All
Application	Cisco	Email Security Appliance	9.6.0-042	All	All	All
Application	Cisco	Email Security Appliance	9.6.0-051	All	All	All
Application	Cisco	Email Security Appliance	9.7.0-125	All	All	All
Application	Cisco	Web Security Appliance	8.8.0-085	All	All	All
Application	Cisco	Web Security Appliance	9.0.0-193	All	All	All
Application	Cisco	Web Security Appliance	9.0_base	All	All	All
Application	Cisco	Web Security Appliance	9.1.0-000	All	All	All
Application	Cisco	Web Security Appliance	9.1.0-070	All	All	All
Application	Cisco	Web Security Appliance	9.1_base	All	All	All
Application	Cisco	Web Security Appliance	9.5.0-235	All	All	All
Application	Cisco	Web Security Appliance	9.5.0-284	All	All	All
Application	Cisco	Web Security Appliance	9.5.0-444	All	All	All
Application	Cisco	Web Security Appliance	9.5_base	All	All	All

Source	Vendor	Product	Version	Platforms
CNA	Na	Cisco AsyncOS Through WSA10.0.0-000	affected Cisco AsyncOS through WSA10.0.0-000	Not specified

Reference	Source	Link	Tags
Cisco Email Security Appliance Lets Remote Users Cause the Target Advanced Malware Protection Service to Crash - SecurityTracker	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securitytracker.com
Multiple Cisco Products CVE-2016-6360 Denial of Service Vulnerability	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securityfocus.com	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Cisco Web Security Appliance JAR Processing Bug Lets Remote Users Cause the Target Advanced Malware Protection Service to Restart - SecurityTracker	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securitytracker.com
Cisco Email and Web Security Appliance JAR Advanced Malware Protection DoS Vulnerability	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	tools.cisco.com	Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record	CVE.ORG	www.cve.org	canonical
NVD vulnerability detail	NVD	nvd.nist.gov	canonical, analysis

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