What is CVE-2016-1461?

CVE-2016-1461 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Asyncos, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-08-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-1461?

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

Improper input validation in Cisco Asyncos

CVE-2016-1461

Cisco AsyncOS on Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices through 9.7.0-125 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a crafted attachment in an e-mail message, aka Bug ID CSCuz14932.

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

EPSS: 0.008 (73.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

92155 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
20160727 Cisco Email Security Appliance File Type Filtering Vulnerability (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
1036470 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1461?: CVE-2016-1461 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Asyncos, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-08-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-1461?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.