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CVE-2016-1312

The HTTPS inspection engine in the Content Security and Control Security Services Module (CSC-SSM...

7.5 High

CVE-2016-1312 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Cisco Asa 5500 Csc-ssm Firmware, published March 9, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.87%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
7.5 HighCVSS 3.0, NVD
Exploit chance
2.87%EPSS, 86th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

The HTTPS inspection engine in the Content Security and Control Security Services Module (CSC-SSM) 6.6 before 6.6.1164.0 for Cisco ASA 5500 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or device reload) via a flood of HTTPS packets, aka Bug ID CSCue76147.

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
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.87%Up 1.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.5

The HTTPS inspection engine in the Content Security and Control Security Services Module (CSC-SSM) 6.6 before 6.6.1164.0 for Cisco ASA 5500 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or device reload) via a flood of HTTPS packets, aka Bug ID CSCue76147.

Record
CVE-2016-1312
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.8 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness
CWE-119, CWE-399
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

The HTTPS inspection engine in the Content Security and Control Security Services Module (CSC-SSM) 6.6 before 6.6.1164.0 for Cisco ASA 5500 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or device reload) via a flood of HTTPS packets, aka Bug ID CSCue76147.

Record
CVE-2016-1312
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2411No score

The HTTPS inspection engine in the Content Security and Control Security Services Module (CSC-SSM) 6.6 before 6.6.1164.0 for Cisco ASA 5500 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or device reload) via a flood of HTTPS packets, aka Bug ID CSCue76147.

Record
EUVD-2016-2411
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cqpv-62w6-mhqp7.5

The HTTPS inspection engine in the Content Security and Control Security Services Module (CSC-SSM...

The HTTPS inspection engine in the Content Security and Control Security Services Module (CSC-SSM) 6.6 before 6.6.1164.0 for Cisco ASA 5500 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or device reload) via a flood of HTTPS packets, aka Bug ID CSCue76147.

Record
GHSA-cqpv-62w6-mhqp
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

References

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