CVE-2020-3181
CVSS V2 Medium 6.4
CVSS V3 Medium 6.5
Description
A vulnerability in the malware detection functionality in Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) in Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances (ESAs) could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to exhaust resources on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient control over system memory allocation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted email through the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause an email attachment that contains malware to be delivered to a user and cause email processing delays.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2020-3181
- Assigner
- ykramarz@cisco.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2020-03-04T19:15:13
- Last Modified Date
- 2020-03-05T21:17:33
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 13.0.0 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.4
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 4.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- LOW
- Base Score
- 6.5
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 2.5
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-esa-resource-exhaust-D7RQAhnD | Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3181 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-3181 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:48:17 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-04 12:02:34 | psirt@cisco.com | ykramarz@cisco.com | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-04 12:02:34 | 2020-03-04T19:15Z | 2020-03-04T19:15:13 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-04 12:02:34 | 2020-03-05T21:17:33 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-04 12:02:34 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |