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FKIE_CVE-2016-6458

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-11-19 03:03 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:51

Severity

7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Summary

A vulnerability in the content filtering functionality of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass content filters configured on an affected device. Email that should have been filtered could instead be forwarded by the device. This vulnerability affects all releases prior to the first fixed release of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances, both virtual and hardware appliances, if the software is configured to use a content filter for email attachments that are protected or encrypted. More Information: CSCva52546. Known Affected Releases: 10.0.0-125 9.7.1-066.

References

URL	Tags
psirt@cisco.com	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94074
psirt@cisco.com	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037182
psirt@cisco.com	https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161102-esa	Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94074
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037182
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161102-esa	Vendor Advisory

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
cisco	email_security_appliance_firmware	9.7.1-066
cisco	email_security_appliance_firmware	9.7.2-046
cisco	email_security_appliance_firmware	9.7.2-047
cisco	email_security_appliance_firmware	9.7.2-054
cisco	email_security_appliance_firmware	9.9.6-026
cisco	email_security_appliance_firmware	9.9_base
cisco	email_security_appliance_firmware	10.0.0-124
cisco	email_security_appliance_firmware	10.0.0-125

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CVE-2016-6458 (GCVE-0-2016-6458)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-11-19 02:45 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:29

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

unspecified

Assigner

cisco CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard C 66/100 over 377 records in the last 180 days details

References

3 references

URL	Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037182	vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/C…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94074	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
n/a	Cisco AsyncOS 10.0.0-125 and 9.7.1-066	Affected: Cisco AsyncOS 10.0.0-125 and 9.7.1-066

Date Public

2016-11-18 00:00

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