FKIE_CVE-2016-1438

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-06-23 00:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:41
Severity
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Summary
Cisco AsyncOS 9.7.0-125 on Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices allows remote attackers to bypass intended spam filtering via crafted executable content in a ZIP archive, aka Bug ID CSCuy39210.
References
psirt@cisco.comhttp://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160622-esaVendor Advisory
psirt@cisco.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036156
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160622-esaVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036156
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
cisco asyncos 9.7.0-125
cisco email_security_appliance_firmware -
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