Vulnerability Details : CVE-2015-4278
Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices with software 8.5.6-106 and 9.5.0-201 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (per-domain e-mail reception outage) by placing malformed DMARC policy data in DNS TXT records for a domain, aka Bug ID CSCuv14806.
Vulnerability category: Input validationDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2015-4278
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:email_security_appliance_firmware:8.5.6-106:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:email_security_appliance_firmware:9.5.0-201:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-4278
0.19%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 55 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2015-4278
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2015-4278
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2015-4278
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http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=39940
Cisco Email Security Appliance Malformed DMARC Policy Records File Modification VulnerabilityVendor Advisory
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032961
Cisco Email Security Appliance DMARC Policy Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker
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