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CWE
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Advisory Published
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CVE-2016-6356: Input Validation

First published: Fri Oct 28 2016(Updated: )

A vulnerability in the email message filtering feature of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to stop scanning and forwarding email messages due to a denial of service (DoS) condition. Affected Products: This vulnerability affects all releases prior to the first fixed release of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances, both virtual and hardware appliances, if the software is configured to apply a message filter or content filter to incoming email attachments. The vulnerability is not limited to any specific rules or actions for a message filter or content filter. More Information: CSCuz63143. Known Affected Releases: 8.5.7-042 9.7.0-125. Known Fixed Releases: 10.0.0-125 9.1.1-038 9.7.2-047.

Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=3.3.1-09
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=7.1.0
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=7.1.1
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=7.1.2
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=7.1.3
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=7.1.4
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=7.1.5
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=7.3.0
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=7.3.1
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=7.3.2
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=7.5.0
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=7.5.1
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=7.5.2
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=7.5.2-201
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=7.6.0
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=7.6.1-000
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=7.6.1-gpl-022
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=7.6.2
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=7.6.3-000
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=7.6.3-025
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=7.7.0-000
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=7.7.1-000
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=7.8.0
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=7.8.0-311
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=8.0.1-023
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=8.0_base
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=8.5.0-000
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=8.5.0-er1-198
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=8.5.6-052
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=8.5.6-073
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=8.5.6-074
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=8.5.6-106
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=8.5.6-113
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=8.5.7-042
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=8.6.0
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=8.6.0-011
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=8.9.0
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=8.9.1-000
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=8.9.2-032
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=9.0.0
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=9.0.0-212
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=9.0.0-461
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=9.0.5-000
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=9.1.0
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=9.1.0-011
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=9.1.0-032
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=9.1.0-101
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=9.4.0
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=9.4.4-000
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=9.5.0-000
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=9.5.0-201
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=9.6.0-000
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=9.6.0-042
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=9.6.0-051
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=9.7.0-125
Cisco Email Security Appliance Firmware=9.7.1-066

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