CVE-2018-16530 is a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Forcepoint Email Security version 8.5. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this flaw by sending specially crafted input, leading to a denial-of-service condition by crashing a process. While direct Remote Code Execution (RCE) is not confirmed, it remains a potential risk, though Data Execution Protection (DEP) is enabled as a mitigation. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:forcepoint:email_security:8.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:forcepoint:email_security:8.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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