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Cisco Web Security Appliance MIME Header Bypass Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
A vulnerability in the email message and content filtering for malformed Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) headers of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances (ESA) and Web Security Appliances (WSA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass the filtering functionality of the targeted device. Emails that should have been quarantined could instead be processed. The vulnerability is due to improper error handling when malformed MIME headers are present in the email attachment. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending an email with a crafted attachment encoded with MIME. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the configured email message and content filtering. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. Workarounds that address this vulnerability are not available.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
See the referenced vendor advisory for a solution.