CVE-2017-12215 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Cisco AsyncOS Software for Email Security Appliances, affecting versions 9.0 and later when configured with message or content filters for incoming email attachments. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this by sending specially crafted email messages, causing the device to run out of memory and cease email scanning and forwarding. This vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 7.1 (High), indicating a low attack complexity and no user interaction required, leading to a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:9.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:asyncos:9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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