A vulnerability in the email message filtering feature of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote malicious user to cause the CPU utilization to increase to 100 percent, causing a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of email messages that contain large attachments. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious email message through the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the malicious user to cause a permanent DoS condition due to high CPU utilization. This vulnerability may require manual intervention to recover the ESA.
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cisco email security appliance 11.1.0-131 |
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cisco asyncos 12.1.0-085 |
Critical fix for static credential headlines latest patch rollout Another week, another bunch of Windows 10 machines punched by a patch
Cisco has released fixes to address 17 vulnerabilities across its networking and unified communications lines. The bundle includes one fix for a critical issue and six patches for bugs deemed high-risk vulnerabilities. They include remote access and code execution, elevation of privilege, denial of service, and cross-site request forgeries. The lone critical bulletin is for CVE-2020-3158, a bug caused by the presence of a high-privilege account with a static password present in the Cisco Smart S...
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