What is CVE-2016-6465?

CVE-2016-6465 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Email_security_appliance, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2016-12-14.

How severe is CVE-2016-6465?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Cisco Email_security_appliance

CVE-2016-6465

A vulnerability in the content filtering functionality of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances and Cisco Web Security Appliances could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass user filters that are configur…

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

EPSS: 0.002 (41.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Cisco Email_security_appliance — versions 8.5.7-042, 9.7.2-047, 10.0.0-125
N/a Cisco Asyncos — versions Cisco AsyncOS

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

1037404 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
94901 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6465?: CVE-2016-6465 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Email_security_appliance, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2016-12-14.
How severe is CVE-2016-6465?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.