CVE-2017-12215 — HIGH (7.1)

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability in the email message filtering feature of Cisco AsyncOS Software for the Cisco Email Security Appliance could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to run out of memory and stop scanning and forwarding email messages. When system memory is depleted, it can cause the filtering process to crash, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition on the device. This vulnerability affects software version 9.0 through the first fixed release of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances, both virtual and hardware appliances, if the software is configured to apply a message filter or content filter to incoming email attachments. The vulnerability is not limited to any specific rules or actions for a message filter or content filter. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd29354.

CVSS Score

7.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Cisco	Asyncos	9.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100920Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039414Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-2Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100920Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039414Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-2Vendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-12215?

CVE-2017-12215 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH). A vulnerability in the email message filtering feature of Cisco AsyncOS Software for the Cisco Email Security Appliance could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to r...

How severe is CVE-2017-12215?

CVE-2017-12215 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-12215?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Cisco Asyncos.