Cisco IronPort Encryption Appliance up to 6.5.0.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Cisco IronPort Encryption Appliance up to 6.5.0.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Encryption. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2010-0145. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Cisco IronPort Encryption Appliance up to 6.5.0.0. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Encryption. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the embedded HTTPS server on the Cisco IronPort Encryption Appliance 6.2.x before 6.2.9.1 and 6.5.x before 6.5.2, and the IronPort PostX MAP before 6.2.9.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka IronPort Bug 65923.

The weakness was published 02/11/2010 by Alex (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-0145 since 01/04/2010. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/30/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70073 (Cisco IronPort PostX < 6.2.9.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO.

Upgrading to version 6.5.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (70073), SecurityFocus (BID 38169†), Secunia (SA38525†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24856†). Similar entries are available at VDB-51814 and VDB-51813. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 70073
Nessus Name: Cisco IronPort PostX < 6.2.9.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IronPort Encryption Appliance 6.5.0.1

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01/04/2010 🔍
02/10/2010 +37 days 🔍
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02/11/2010 +1 days 🔍
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02/16/2010 +5 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1856 days 🔍
04/30/2026 +4061 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Researcher: Alex
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-0145 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0145
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51815

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SecurityFocus: 38169 - Cisco IronPort Encryption Appliance HTTPS Server Unspecified Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 38525 - Cisco IronPort Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 24856 - [cisco-sa-20100210-ironport] Cisco IronPort Encryption Appliance Arbitrary Code Execution, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 04/30/2026 19:11
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (59), 02/21/2017 08:10 (13), 09/02/2021 09:15 (2), 04/30/2026 19:11 (17)
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