FKIE_CVE-2015-0605

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-02-07 04:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:20
Severity
Summary
The uuencode inspection engine in Cisco AsyncOS on Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices 8.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass intended content restrictions via a crafted e-mail attachment with uuencode encoding, aka Bug ID CSCzv54343.
References
psirt@cisco.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/62829
psirt@cisco.comhttp://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2015-0605Vendor Advisory
psirt@cisco.comhttp://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=37384Vendor Advisory
psirt@cisco.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72528
psirt@cisco.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100695
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/62829
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2015-0605Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=37384Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72528
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100695
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
cisco asyncos *
cisco email_security_appliance_firmware -
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