CVE-2016-1461 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cisco AsyncOS on Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices through 9.7.0-125 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a crafted attachment in an e-mail message, aka Bug ID CSCuz14932.

Published: 2016-08-01

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-2560	Cisco AsyncOS on Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices through 9.7.0-125 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a crafted attachment in an e-mail message, aka Bug ID CSCuz14932.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00771.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160727-esa
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92155
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036470

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Asyncos Email Security Appliance

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published: 2016-08-01T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T22:55:14.649Z

Reserved: 2016-01-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-1461

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-08-01T02:59:00.167

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-1461

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-20

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