Resource exhaustion in Cisco Email Security Appliance (Esa)
CVE-2020-3181
A vulnerability in the malware detection functionality in Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) in Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances (ESAs) could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to exhaust resources on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient control over system memory allocation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted email through the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause an email attachment that contains malware to be delivered to a user and cause email processing delays.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (74.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Email Security Appliance (Esa) — versions unspecified
- Cisco Email Security Appliance
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-esa-reso… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-3181?
- CVE-2020-3181 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Email Security Appliance (Esa), classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-03-04.
- How severe is CVE-2020-3181?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.