Cisco Email Security Appliance 9.7.1-066 FTP Throttling memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Cisco Email Security Appliance 9.7.1-066. This impacts an unknown function of the component FTP Throttling. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-6416. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Cisco Email Security Appliance 9.7.1-066 (Anti-Malware Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component FTP Throttling. 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 availability.

The weakness was presented 09/28/2016 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20160928-aos as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-6416 since 07/26/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading 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 93198†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1036917†). See VDB-92286 and VDB-92287 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Type

• Anti-Malware Software

Vendor

• Cisco

Name

• Email Security Appliance

Version

• 9.7.1-066

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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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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OpenVAS ID: 103403
OpenVAS Name: Cisco Email Security Appliance File Transfer Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/26/2016 🔍
09/28/2016 +64 days 🔍
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09/29/2016 +1 days 🔍
10/03/2016 +4 days 🔍
10/05/2016 +2 days 🔍
09/21/2022 +2177 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20160928-aos
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-6416 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6416
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92288
SecurityFocus: 93198 - Multiple Cisco Products CVE-2016-6416 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036917

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/03/2016 10:09
Updated: 09/21/2022 15:42
Changes: 10/03/2016 10:09 (55), 04/30/2019 09:55 (18), 09/21/2022 15:42 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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