CVE-2015-4184

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Published Jun 13, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 3.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

The anti-spam scanner on Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices 3.3.1-09, 7.5.1-gpl-022, and 8.5.6-074 allows remote attackers to bypass intended e-mail restrictions via a malformed DNS SPF record, aka Bug IDs CSCuu35853 and CSCuu37733.

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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:email_security_appliance:3.331-09:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:email_security_appliance:7.5.1-gpl-022:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.6-074:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-4207	The anti-spam scanner on Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices 3.3.1-09, 7.5.1-gpl-022, and 8.5.6-074 allows remote attackers to bypass intended e-mail restrictions via a malformed DNS SPF record, aka Bug IDs CSCuu35853 and CSCuu37733.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.5% (3.466% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=39339
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75181
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032582

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Cisco Email Security Appliance

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 6:04 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: cisco
Published: Jun 13, 2015, 10:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 6:04 AM
Reserved: Jun 4, 2015, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:26 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 13, 2015, 10:59 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:26 AM

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