VDB-93139 · CVE-2016-6360 · BID 93910

Cisco Email Security Appliance prior 9.7.1-066/WSA10.0.0-233 Advanced Malware Protection input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Cisco Email Security Appliance. This affects an unknown part of the component Advanced Malware Protection. This manipulation causes input validation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-6360. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Email Security Appliance (Anti-Malware Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Advanced Malware Protection. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Cisco Email Security Appliances (ESA) and Web Security Appliances (WSA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a partial denial of service (DoS) condition due to the AMP process unexpectedly restarting. Affected Products: Cisco AsyncOS Software for Email Security Appliances (ESA) versions 9.5 and later up to the first fixed release, Cisco AsyncOS Software for Web Security Appliances (WSA) all versions prior to the first fixed release. More Information: CSCux56406, CSCux59928. Known Affected Releases: 9.6.0-051 9.7.0-125 8.8.0-085 9.5.0-444 WSA10.0.0-000. Known Fixed Releases: 9.7.1-066 WSA10.0.0-233.

The weakness was shared 10/28/2016 with Cisco as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-6360 since 07/26/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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 commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 316065 (Cisco Email and Web Security Appliance Denial of Service Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20161026-esawsa3)).

Upgrading to version 9.7.1-066 or WSA10.0.0-233 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 93910†). The entries VDB-93138, VDB-93137 and VDB-93136 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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OpenVAS ID: 850576
OpenVAS Name: Cisco Email Security Appliance JAR Advanced Malware Protection DoS Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Email Security Appliance 9.7.1-066/WSA10.0.0-233

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07/26/2016 🔍
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10/28/2016 +2 days 🔍
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Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-6360 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6360
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93139
SecurityFocus: 93910 - Multiple Cisco Products CVE-2016-6360 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1037120

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/28/2016 19:47
Updated: 09/25/2024 03:24
Changes: 10/28/2016 19:47 (56), 05/19/2019 18:44 (13), 09/28/2022 15:37 (4), 09/25/2024 03:24 (16)
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