SB2016062305 - Improper input validation in Cisco Email Security Appliance
Published: June 23, 2016 Updated: November 22, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016062305
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1438)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass anti-spam filtering on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of content in .zip files. A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause this weakness by creating a specially crafted 'zip' archive that will bypass the anti-spam filtering on the target system.
The vendor has assigned bug ID CSCuy39210 to this vulnerability.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in Host/resource access via network.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.