CVE-2018-0419

Description

A vulnerability in certain attachment detection mechanisms of Cisco Email Security Appliances (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass the filtering functionality of an affected system. The vulnerability is due to the improper detection of content within executable (EXE) files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a customized EXE file that is not recognized and blocked by the ESA. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to send email messages that contain malicious executable files to unsuspecting users. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvh03786.

Risk Information

Base Score
7.5
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.242

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Cisco Email Security Appliance EXE File Scanning Bypass Vulnerability For Cisco IronPort Email Security Appliance SoftwareNCM
CVE-2018-0419NCM
Improper Input Validation Vulnerability (CVE-2018-0419)NCM

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-1706003Security Update for Cisco IronPort Email Security Appliance Software 9.7.2-131

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234