CVE-2015-6379 — The XML parser in the management interface in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 8.4 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (device crash) via a crafted XML document, aka Bug ID CSCut14223

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The XML parser in the management interface in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 8.4 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (device crash) via a crafted XML document, aka Bug ID CSCut14223

Published Nov 25, 2015

6.8

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.52%

Description

The XML parser in the management interface in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 8.4 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (device crash) via a crafted XML document, aka Bug ID CSCut14223.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.52% 0.01524

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01524

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 2, 2026	1.52% (0.01524)	73.73th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.51% (0.01510)	71.04th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.79% (0.00790)	72.21th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.11% (0.00108)	45.32th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 27, 2024	0.11% (0.00108)	43.97th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.11% (0.00108)	41.97th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.05% (0.01055)	52.13th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 17, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	50.47th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	48.43th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	27.52th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-399

References (2)

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20151123-asa
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034251
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

Link	Providers	Tags
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20151123-asa		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034251		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner cisco

Published Nov 25, 2015

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Aug 17, 2015

Link CVE-2015-6379

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2015-6379

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2015-6379