Buffer overflow in Cisco Email Security Appliance
CVE-2016-1405
libclamav in ClamAV (aka Clam AntiVirus), as used in Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) on Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices before 9.7.0-125 and Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices before 9.0.1-135 and 9.1.x before 9.1.1-041, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (AMP process restart) via a crafted document, aka Bug IDs CSCuv78533 and CSCuw60503.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.034 (88.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 88.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.034 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Cisco Email Security Appliance — versions 9.6.0-042
- Cisco Web Security Appliance — versions 8.8.0-085, 9.1.0-070, 9.5.0-284
- Clamav
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/90968 (vdb-entry)
- github.com/vrtadmin/clamav-devel/blob/master/ChangeLog
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3093-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035993 (vdb-entry)
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160531… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035994 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1405?
- CVE-2016-1405 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Email Security Appliance, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-06-08.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1405?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.