Cisco Email Security Appliance Format String Vulnerability
🗓️ 11 Sep 2015 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco Email Security Appliance Format String Vulnerability | 9 Sep 201518:02 | – | cisco | |
| Cisco Email Security Appliance Format String Vulnerability | 10 Sep 201500:00 | – | cnvd | |
| CVE-2015-6285 | 14 Sep 201501:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2015-6285 | 14 Sep 201501:00 | – | cvelist | |
| EUVD-2015-6227 | 7 Oct 202500:30 | – | euvd | |
| CVE-2015-6285 | 14 Sep 201501:59 | – | nvd | |
| Format string | 14 Sep 201501:59 | – | prion |
| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| tools | www.tools.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCug21497 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
CPE = "cpe:/h:cisco:email_security_appliance";
if (description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.105352");
script_cve_id("CVE-2015-6285");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.4");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P");
script_version("2025-12-19T15:41:09+0000");
script_name("Cisco Email Security Appliance Format String Vulnerability");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://tools.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCug21497");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a DoS condition or partial memory override on the affected device.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The vulnerability is due to improper validation of string input in the web application. An attacker could exploit this by sending a crafted HTTP request
to the affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to impact the integrity and availability of services and data of the device including a partial DoS condition.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"See the vendor advisory for more information.");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Cisco Email Security Appliance contains a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on the affected device. Updates are not available.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Cisco Email Security Appliance 7.6.0-000/8.0.0-609");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-12-19 15:41:09 +0000 (Fri, 19 Dec 2025)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2015-09-11 12:20:50 +0200 (Fri, 11 Sep 2015)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family("CISCO");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AG");
script_dependencies("gb_cisco_esa_consolidation.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("cisco/esa/detected");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
if( ! vers = get_app_version( cpe:CPE ) ) exit( 0 );
affected = make_list( "7.6.0","7.6.0-000","8.0.0-609" );
foreach af ( affected )
{
if( vers == af )
{
report = 'Installed version: ' + vers + '\n' +
'Fixed version: See vendor advisory';
security_message( port:0, data:report );
exit( 0 );
}
}
exit( 99 );
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19 Dec 2025 00:00Current
6.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.8
CVSS 26.4
EPSS0.01417