What is CVE-2017-12215?

CVE-2017-12215 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Asyncos, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2017-09-21.

How severe is CVE-2017-12215?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Cisco Asyncos

CVE-2017-12215

A vulnerability in the email message filtering feature of Cisco AsyncOS Software for the Cisco Email Security Appliance could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to run out of memory and stop scanning and…

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

EPSS: 0.009 (75.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Cisco Asyncos — versions 9.0, 9.1, 9.1.2
N/a Cisco Email Security Appliance — versions Cisco Email Security Appliance

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12215?: CVE-2017-12215 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Asyncos, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2017-09-21.
How severe is CVE-2017-12215?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.