What is CVE-2016-1438?

CVE-2016-1438 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Asyncos, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-06-23.

How severe is CVE-2016-1438?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Cisco Asyncos

CVE-2016-1438

Cisco AsyncOS 9.7.0-125 on Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices allows remote attackers to bypass intended spam filtering via crafted executable content in a ZIP archive, aka Bug ID CSCuy39210.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.004 (60.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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:H/A:N.

Affected products

Cisco Asyncos — versions 9.7.0-125
Cisco Email_security_appliance_firmware
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

1036156 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
20160622 Cisco Email Security Appliance .zip File Scanning Security Bypass Vulnerability (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1438?: CVE-2016-1438 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Asyncos, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-06-23.
How severe is CVE-2016-1438?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.