CVE-2019-15971
published 2019-11-26CVE-2019-15971: A vulnerability in the MP3 detection engine of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker…
PriorityP422medium4.3CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNILAN
EPSS
0.45%
36.5th percentile
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.
Affected
3 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| cisco | cisco_email_security_appliance | >= unspecified < n/a | n/a |
| cisco | email_security_appliance_firmware | < 13.0 | 13.0 |
| cisco | email_security_appliance_mp3_content_filter | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.14.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
nvdv3.05.8MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
vendor_cisco5.8MEDIUM
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Cisco
Cisco Email Security Appliance MP3 Content Filter Bypass Vulnerability
vendor_cisco·2019-11-20·CVSS 5.8
CVE-2019-15971 [MEDIUM] CWE-20 Cisco Email Security Appliance MP3 Content Filter Bypass Vulnerability
Cisco Email Security Appliance MP3 Content Filter Bypass Vulnerability
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.
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
This advisory is available at the following link:
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/c
Cisco
Cisco Email Security Appliance MP3 Content Filter Bypass Vulnerability
vendor_cisco·CVSS 3.0
CVE-2019-15971 Cisco Email Security Appliance MP3 Content Filter Bypass Vulnerability
CVE-2019-15971: Cisco Email Security Appliance MP3 Content Filter Bypass Vulnerability
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. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no
CVSS: 3.0
CWE: CWE-20, CWE-20
Bug IDs: CSCvh88851
GHSA
GHSA-qrpg-pg76-xv44: A vulnerability in the MP3 detection engine of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2019-15971 [MEDIUM] GHSA-qrpg-pg76-xv44: A vulnerability in the MP3 detection engine of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2019-11-26
Published