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7.3	$25k-$100k	0.00

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Email Security Appliance 7.6.0/8.0.0 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Format string vulnerability in Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) 7.6.0 and 8.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory overwrite or service outage) via format string specifiers in an HTTP request, aka Bug ID CSCug21497.

The weakness was shared 09/09/2015 as 40844 / CSCug21497 as confirmed vulnerability alert (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-6285 since 08/17/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/09/2017).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Productinfo

Type

• Anti-Malware Software

Vendor

• Cisco

Name

• Email Security Appliance

Version

• 7.6.0
• 8.0.0

License

• commercial

Support

• end of life (old version)

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CPE 2.2info

• 🔍
• 🔍
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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Format string
CWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

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OpenVAS ID: 103403
OpenVAS Name: Cisco Email Security Appliance Format String Vulnerability
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

08/17/2015 🔍
09/09/2015 +23 days 🔍
09/09/2015 +0 days 🔍
09/10/2015 +1 days 🔍
09/10/2015 +0 days 🔍
09/11/2015 +1 days 🔍
09/13/2015 +2 days 🔍
12/09/2017 +818 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: 40844 / CSCug21497
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-6285 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1033531
Vulnerability Center: 52563 - Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) Remote DoS via Crafted HTTP Requests, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 09/11/2015 10:11
Updated: 12/09/2017 12:07
Changes: 09/11/2015 10:11 (52), 12/09/2017 12:07 (12)
Complete: 🔍

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