CVE-2016-1405 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the libclamav component of ClamAV, specifically impacting Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) and Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices. A remote attacker can trigger an Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) process restart by submitting a specially crafted document. This vulnerability carries a CVSSv3 score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a high impact on availability with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.6.0-042CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:9.6.0-042:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.8.0-085CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:8.8.0-085:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1.0-070CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:9.1.0-070:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.5.0-284CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:9.5.0-284:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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