CVE-2015-6285 describes a format string vulnerability in Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) versions 7.6.0 and 8.0.0. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (memory overwrite or service outage) by injecting format string specifiers into an HTTP request. With a CVSS score of 6.4, this vulnerability is moderately severe, requiring low attack complexity and potentially leading to partial integrity and availability impacts. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, the vulnerability has received some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:email_security_appliance:7.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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