Cisco Email Security Appliance prior 9.8.1-015/10.0.2-020 MIME Header input validation

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A vulnerability was found in Cisco Email Security Appliance (Anti-Malware Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block of the component MIME Header Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 06/07/2017. The weakness was released 06/07/2017 by Cisco with Cisco as cisco-sa-20170607-esa1 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-6671 since 03/09/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 12/26/2020).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 101264 (Cisco AsyncOS for Email Security Appliance Attachment MIME Header Handling Filter Bypass (cisco-sa-20170607-esa1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO and running in the context combined.

Upgrading to version 9.8.1-015 or 10.0.2-020 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 98969), SecurityTracker (ID 1038635) and Tenable (101264). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at 102157.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 101264
Nessus Name: Cisco AsyncOS for Email Security Appliance Attachment MIME Header Handling Filter Bypass (cisco-sa-20170607-esa1)
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OpenVAS ID: 103403
OpenVAS Name: Cisco Email Security Appliance Attachment Filter Bypass Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Email Security Appliance 9.8.1-015/10.0.2-020

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Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/

Advisory: cisco-sa-20170607-esa1
Researcher: Cisco
Organization: Cisco
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CVE: CVE-2017-6671 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 98969 - Cisco AsyncOS Software CVE-2017-6671 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1038635

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Created: 06/09/2017 09:26 AM
Updated: 12/26/2020 05:16 PM
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