What is CVE-2016-6356?

CVE-2016-6356 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Email_security_appliance, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-10-28.

How severe is CVE-2016-6356?

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

Improper input validation in Cisco Email_security_appliance

CVE-2016-6356

A vulnerability in the email message filtering 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…

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

EPSS: 0.008 (73.7th 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 3.3.1-09, 7.1.0, 7.1.1
N/a Cisco Asyncos Through 9.7.0-125 — versions Cisco AsyncOS through 9.7.0-125

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

1037122 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
93907 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6356?: CVE-2016-6356 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Email_security_appliance, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-10-28.
How severe is CVE-2016-6356?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.