CVE-2019-1817
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CVE-2019-1817 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability in the web proxy functionality of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Web Security Appliance could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of HTTP and HTTPS requests. EPSS estimates a 1.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A vulnerability in the web proxy functionality of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Web Security Appliance could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of HTTP and HTTPS requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed HTTP or HTTPS request to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause a restart of the web proxy process, resulting in a temporary DoS condition.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Web Security Appliance | 11.5.1-fcs-115 |
| Cisco | Web Security Appliance | 11.5.1-fcs-124 |
| Cisco | Web Security Appliance | 11.5.1-fcs-125 |
| Cisco | Web Security Appliance | 11.7.0-fcs-334 |
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