Input validation error in Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Email Security Appliance - CVE-2020-3134
Published: January 27, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24668
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3134
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Email Security Appliance
Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Email Security Appliance
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of zip files in the zip decompression engine. A remote attacker can send an email message with a crafted zip-compressed attachment and trigger a restart of the content-scanning process, causing a temporary denial of service condition.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-3134
Install updates from vendor's website.