CVE-2019-15971CWE-20

Cisco Email Security Appliance MP3 Content Filter Bypass Vulnerability

Medium · published November 26, 2019

CVSS v3.0
5.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
38.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A vulnerability in the MP3 detection engine of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured content filters on the device. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of certain MP3 file types. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted MP3 file through the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass configured content filters that would normally drop the email.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
5.8 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00452 · 38.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation
Published
2019-11-26T03:42Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 NOV 03:42Z
    Cisco Email Security Appliance MP3 Content Filter Bypass Vulnerability
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