FKIE_CVE-2015-4278

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-07-16 19:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:27
Severity
Summary
Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices with software 8.5.6-106 and 9.5.0-201 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (per-domain e-mail reception outage) by placing malformed DMARC policy data in DNS TXT records for a domain, aka Bug ID CSCuv14806.
References
psirt@cisco.comhttp://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=39940Vendor Advisory
psirt@cisco.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032961
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=39940Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032961
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
cisco email_security_appliance_firmware 8.5.6-106
cisco email_security_appliance_firmware 9.5.0-201
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