Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-1480 (CCN-118379)

Assigned:2016-10-26
Published:2016-10-26
Updated:2017-07-29
Summary:A vulnerability in the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) scanner of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances (ESA) and Web Security Appliances (WSA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured user filters on the device. Affected Products: all releases prior to the first fixed release of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco ESA and Cisco WSA, both virtual and hardware appliances, if the software is configured with message or content filters to scan incoming email attachments. More Information: CSCuw03606, CSCux59734. Known Affected Releases: 8.0.0-000 8.5.6-106 9.0.0-000 9.1.0-032 9.6.0-042 9.5.0-444 WSA10.0.0-000. Known Fixed Releases: 9.1.1-038 9.7.1-066.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
6.5 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
4.6 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-388
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2016-1480

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
93914

Source: CCN
Type: BID-93914
Cisco AsyncOS CVE-2016-1480 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1037116

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1037117

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
cisco-cve20161480-sec-bypass(118379)

Source: CCN
Type: Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-20161026-esawsa1
Cisco Email and Web Security Appliance Malformed MIME Header Vulnerability

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161026-esawsa1

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.0.1-023:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.0_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.0-000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.0-er1-198:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.6-052:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.6-073:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.6-074:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.6-106:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.6-113:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.7-042:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.6.0-011:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.9.1-000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.9.2-032:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.0.0-212:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.0.0-461:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.0.5-000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.1.0-011:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.1.0-032:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.1.0-101:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.1.1-000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.4.4-000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.5.0-000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.5.0-201:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.6.0-000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.6.0-042:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.7.0-125:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    cisco email security appliance 8.0.1-023
    cisco email security appliance 8.0_base
    cisco email security appliance 8.5.0-000
    cisco email security appliance 8.5.0-er1-198
    cisco email security appliance 8.5.6-052
    cisco email security appliance 8.5.6-073
    cisco email security appliance 8.5.6-074
    cisco email security appliance 8.5.6-106
    cisco email security appliance 8.5.6-113
    cisco email security appliance 8.5.7-042
    cisco email security appliance 8.6.0
    cisco email security appliance 8.6.0-011
    cisco email security appliance 8.9.0
    cisco email security appliance 8.9.1-000
    cisco email security appliance 8.9.2-032
    cisco email security appliance 9.0.0
    cisco email security appliance 9.0.0-212
    cisco email security appliance 9.0.0-461
    cisco email security appliance 9.0.5-000
    cisco email security appliance 9.1.0
    cisco email security appliance 9.1.0-011
    cisco email security appliance 9.1.0-032
    cisco email security appliance 9.1.0-101
    cisco email security appliance 9.1.1-000
    cisco email security appliance 9.4.0
    cisco email security appliance 9.4.4-000
    cisco email security appliance 9.5.0-000
    cisco email security appliance 9.5.0-201
    cisco email security appliance 9.6.0-000
    cisco email security appliance 9.6.0-042
    cisco email security appliance 9.7.0-125