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.

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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: 0.030 (87.2th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2016-1486: held from 0.029 to 0.030.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.030 · change: +0.001

Affected products

  • Cisco Email Security Appliance — versions 8.5.0-000, 8.5.0-er1-198, 8.5.6-052
  • Cisco Asyncos Through 9.7.1-066 — versions Cisco AsyncOS through 9.7.1-066

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.