Cisco AsyncOS 8.5 Uuencode Inspection Engine access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cisco AsyncOS 8.5 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Uuencode Inspection Engine. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-0605. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco AsyncOS 8.5. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Uuencode Inspection Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The uuencode inspection engine in Cisco AsyncOS on Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices 8.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass intended content restrictions via a crafted e-mail attachment with uuencode encoding, aka Bug ID CSCzv54343.

The weakness was published 02/06/2014 with Cisco as CSCzv54343 as confirmed security notice (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-0605 since 01/07/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (100695), SecurityFocus (BID 72528†), Secunia (SA62829†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48794†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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02/06/2014 🔍
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01/07/2015 +335 days 🔍
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02/09/2015 +3 days 🔍
02/25/2015 +16 days 🔍
06/21/2017 +847 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: CSCzv54343
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-0605 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-0605
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-69065
X-Force: 100695 - Cisco AsyncOS Uuencode inspection engine security bypass, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 72528 - Cisco AsyncOS Software CVE-2015-0605 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 62829
Vulnerability Center: 48794 - Cisco AsyncOS on Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) Devices Remote Bypass Restrictions Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 02/09/2015 09:08
Updated: 06/21/2017 10:52
Changes: 02/09/2015 09:08 (62), 06/21/2017 10:52 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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