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CVE-2016-6357 (GCVE-0-2016-6357)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-10-28 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:29
VLAI
Summary
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 email with a corrupted attachment. More Information: CSCuz01651. Known Affected Releases: 10.0.9-015 9.7.1-066 9.9.6-026.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • unspecified
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/C… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93909 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037114 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Cisco AsyncOS through 9.9.6-026 Affected: Cisco AsyncOS through 9.9.6-026
Date Public
2016-10-28 00:00
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