#VU410 Input validation error in Cisco FireSIGHT - CVE-2016-6396

Vulnerability identifier: #VU410

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6396

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Cisco FireSIGHT
Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH

Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass malicious files detection on the target system.
The weakness is caused by incorrect validation of HTTP headers. Specially crafted HTTP header values sent by attacker can be used to bypass malware detection and blocking features on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote user to bypass security mechanism on the vulnerable system.

Mitigation
Update to 6.1

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco FireSIGHT: 5.3.0 - 6.0.1

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External links
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160907-fsss1

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.