Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-1486
A vulnerability in the email attachment scanning functionality of the Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) feature of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to stop scanning and forwarding email messages due to a denial of service (DoS) condition. Affected Products: This vulnerability affects Cisco AsyncOS Software releases 9.7.1 and later, prior to the first fixed release, for both virtual and hardware Cisco Email Security Appliances, if the AMP feature is configured to scan incoming email attachments. More Information: CSCuy99453. Known Affected Releases: 9.7.1-066. Known Fixed Releases: 10.0.0-125 9.7.1-207 9.7.2-047.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2016-1486
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.6-113:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.1.0-032:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.6-073:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.0.0-461:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.6-052:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.0.0-212:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.7-042:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.6.0-042:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.0.5-000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.6-106:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.6-074:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.1.0-011:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.6.0-011:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.9.1-000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.4.4-000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.5.0-000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.9.2-032:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.0-000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.0-er1-198:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.1.0-101:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.7.0-125:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.6.0-051:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.6.0-000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.1.1-000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.5.0-201:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-1486
0.56%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 75 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-1486
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7.8
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
10.0
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6.9
|
NIST | |
|
7.5
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-1486
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-1486
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https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161026-esa2
Cisco Email Security Appliance Advanced Malware Protection Attachment Scanning Denial of Service VulnerabilityVendor Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93906
Cisco AsyncOS CVE-2016-1486 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037124
Cisco Email Security Appliance Advanced Malware Protection Bug in Processing UUencoded Files Lets Remote Users Cause the Target System to Crash - SecurityTracker
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