CVE-2017-12218

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-12218
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-09-07 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-09 23:22:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the malware detection functionality within Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances (ESAs) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an email attachment containing malware to be delivered to the end user. The vulnerability is due to the failure of AMP to scan certain EML attachments that could contain malware. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending an email with a crafted EML attachment through the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the configured ESA email message and content filtering and allow the malware to be delivered to the end user. Vulnerable Products: This vulnerability affects Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco ESA, both virtual and hardware appliances, that are configured with message or content filters to scan incoming email attachments on the ESA. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCuz81533.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Cisco Asyncos - All All All
Operating System Cisco Asyncos - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco Email Security Appliance Malformed EML Attachment Bypass Vulnerability CONFIRM tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco AsyncOS Software CVE-2017-12218 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Cisco Email Security Appliance AsyncOS Bug in Advanced Malware Protection Lets Remote Users Bypass Security Restrictions on the Target System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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