CVE-2019-15971
CVSS V2 Medium 4.3
CVSS V3 Medium 4.3
Description
A vulnerability in the MP3 detection 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 certain MP3 file types. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted MP3 file through the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass configured content filters that would normally drop the email.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2019-15971
- Assigner
- ykramarz@cisco.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2019-11-26T04:15:11
- Last Modified Date
- 2020-10-16T13:31:23
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:email_security_appliance_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 13.0 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 4.3
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 4.3
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 1.4
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20191120-esa-mp3-bypass | Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15971 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-15971 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:07:40 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-04 07:01:43 | psirt@cisco.com | ykramarz@cisco.com | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-04 07:01:43 | 2019-11-26T04:15Z | 2019-11-26T04:15:11 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-04 07:01:43 | 2020-10-16T13:31:23 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-04 07:01:43 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |