CVE-2016-1463
Cisco FireSIGHT System Software 5.3.0, 5.3.1, 5.4.0, 6.0, and 6.0.1 allows remote attackers to...
CVE-2016-1463 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Cisco Firesight System Software, published July 28, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.11%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Cisco FireSIGHT System Software 5.3.0, 5.3.1, 5.4.0, 6.0, and 6.0.1 allows remote attackers to bypass Snort rules via crafted parameters in the header of an HTTP packet, aka Bug ID CSCuz20737.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cisco FireSIGHT System Software 5.3.0, 5.3.1, 5.4.0, 6.0, and 6.0.1 allows remote attackers to bypass Snort rules via crafted parameters in the header of an HTTP packet, aka Bug ID CSCuz20737.
- Record
CVE-2016-1463- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cisco FireSIGHT System Software 5.3.0, 5.3.1, 5.4.0, 6.0, and 6.0.1 allows remote attackers to bypass Snort rules via crafted parameters in the header of an HTTP packet, aka Bug ID CSCuz20737.
- Record
CVE-2016-1463- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2562 No score
Cisco FireSIGHT System Software 5.3.0, 5.3.1, 5.4.0, 6.0, and 6.0.1 allows remote attackers to bypass Snort rules via crafted parameters in the header of an HTTP packet, aka Bug ID CSCuz20737.
- Record
EUVD-2016-2562- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4fj8-8h7f-8rjg
Cisco FireSIGHT System Software 5.3.0, 5.3.1, 5.4.0, 6.0, and 6.0.1 allows remote attackers to...
Cisco FireSIGHT System Software 5.3.0, 5.3.1, 5.4.0, 6.0, and 6.0.1 allows remote attackers to bypass Snort rules via crafted parameters in the header of an HTTP packet, aka Bug ID CSCuz20737.
- Record
GHSA-4fj8-8h7f-8rjg- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |