Vulnerability in Cisco Email Security Appliance
CVE-2016-1486
A vulnerability in the email attachment scanning functionality of the Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) feature of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to stop scanning and forwarding email messages due to a denial of service (DoS) condition. Affected Products: This vulnerability affects Cisco AsyncOS Software releases 9.7.1 and later, prior to the first fixed release, for both virtual and hardware Cisco Email Security Appliances, if the AMP feature is configured to scan incoming email attachments. More Information: CSCuy99453. Known Affected Releases: 9.7.1-066. Known Fixed Releases: 10.0.0-125 9.7.1-207 9.7.2-047.
EPSS: 0.030 (86.4th 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:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Cisco Email_security_appliance — versions 8.5.0-000, 8.5.0-er1-198, 8.5.6-052
- N/a Cisco Asyncos Through 9.7.1-066 — versions Cisco AsyncOS through 9.7.1-066
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@cisco.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- psirt@cisco.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1486?
- CVE-2016-1486 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Email Security Appliance, classified under CWE-19. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-10-28.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1486?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.