What is CVE-2016-6357?

CVE-2016-6357 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-2016-6357?

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

Vulnerability in Cisco Email_security_appliance

CVE-2016-6357

A vulnerability in the configured security policies, including drop email filtering, in Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass a configured drop filter by using an e…

EPSS: 0.002 (44.9th 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 9.7.1-066, 9.9.6-026
N/a Cisco Asyncos Through 9.9.6-026 — versions Cisco AsyncOS through 9.9.6-026

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-388

References

psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
93909 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
1037114 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6357?: CVE-2016-6357 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-2016-6357?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.