CVE-2019-1905

Summary

CVECVE-2019-1905
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-06-20 03:15:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-09 23:48:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the GZIP decompression engine of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured content filters on the device. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of GZIP-formatted files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious file inside a crafted GZIP-compressed file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass configured content filters that would normally drop the email.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cisco Email Security Appliance 11.1.2 All All All
Application Cisco Email Security Appliance 12.0.0 All All All
Application Cisco Email Security Appliance 11.1.2 All All All
Application Cisco Email Security Appliance 12.0.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco Email Security Appliance GZIP Content Filter Bypass Vulnerability CISCO tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Malformed Request BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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