CVE-2017-3818

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-3818
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-02-03 07:59:00 UTC
Updated2017-07-25 01:29:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) scanner of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured user filters on the device, aka a Malformed MIME Header Filtering Bypass. 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 apply a message filter or content filter to incoming email attachments. More Information: CSCvb65245. Known Affected Releases: 9.7.1-066. Known Fixed Releases: 9.8.0-092.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware 9.7.1-066 All All All
Operating System Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware 9.7.1-066 All All All

References

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Cisco Email Security Appliance Malformed MIME Header Filtering Bypass Vulnerability CONFIRM tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco Email Security Appliance Bug in MIME Scanner Lets Remote Users Bypass Security Filters on the Target System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Cisco Email Security Appliance for AsyncOS CVE-2017-3818 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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