CVE-2019-1905

Description

A vulnerability in the GZIP decompression 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 GZIP-formatted files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious file inside a crafted GZIP-compressed file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass configured content filters that would normally drop the email.

Risk Information

Base Score
5.8
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.147

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Cisco Email Security Appliance GZIP Content Filter Bypass Vulnerability For Cisco IronPort Email Security Appliance SoftwareNCM
Improper Input Validation Vulnerability (CVE-2019-1905)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