CVE-2015-4236

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Published Jul 10, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cisco AsyncOS on Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices with software 8.5.6-073, 8.5.6-074, and 9.0.0-461, when clustering is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (clustering and SSH outage) via a packet flood, aka Bug IDs CSCur13704 and CSCuq05636.

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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.5.6-074:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:email_security_appliance_firmware:8.5.6-073:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:email_security_appliance_firmware:9.0.0-461:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-4259	Cisco AsyncOS on Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices with software 8.5.6-073, 8.5.6-074, and 9.0.0-461, when clustering is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (clustering and SSH outage) via a packet flood, aka Bug IDs CSCur13704 and CSCuq05636.

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 None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.4% (2.377% 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=39785
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75703
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032855

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Email Security Appliance Email Security Appliance Firmware

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 6:11 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: cisco
Published: Jul 10, 2015, 7:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 6:11 AM
Reserved: Jun 4, 2015, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 10, 2015, 7:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:26 AM

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