What is CVE-2016-1480?

CVE-2016-1480 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Email_security_appliance, classified under CWE-388. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-10-28.

How severe is CVE-2016-1480?

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

Vulnerability in Cisco Email_security_appliance

CVE-2016-1480

A vulnerability in the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) scanner of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances (ESA) and Web Security Appliances (WSA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass con…

EPSS: 0.003 (56.2th 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:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Cisco Email_security_appliance — versions 8.0.1-023, 8.0_base, 8.5.0-000
N/a Cisco Asyncos Through Wsa10.0.0-000 — versions Cisco AsyncOS through WSA10.0.0-000

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-388

References

1037117 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
1037116 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
93914 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1480?: CVE-2016-1480 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Email_security_appliance, classified under CWE-388. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-10-28.
How severe is CVE-2016-1480?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.