CVE-2015-0605

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Published Feb 7, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

The uuencode inspection engine in Cisco AsyncOS on Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices 8.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass intended content restrictions via a crafted e-mail attachment with uuencode encoding, aka Bug ID CSCzv54343.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:email_security_appliance_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-0618	The uuencode inspection engine in Cisco AsyncOS on Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices 8.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass intended content restrictions via a crafted e-mail attachment with uuencode encoding, aka Bug ID CSCzv54343.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.218% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/62829
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2015-0605
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=37384
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72528
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100695

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Asyncos Email Security Appliance Firmware

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 4:17 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: cisco
Published: Feb 7, 2015, 2:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 4:17 AM
Reserved: Jan 7, 2015, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:20 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 7, 2015, 4:59 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:20 AM

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