Cisco Email Security Appliance Format String Vulnerability

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/h:cisco:email_security_appliance";

if (description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.105402");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2015-6309");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_version("2025-12-19T15:41:09+0000");

  script_name("Cisco Email Security Appliance Format String Vulnerability");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=41241");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"An authenticated, remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause an affected device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a DoS condition.");

  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 failure to release file descriptors when the requested file action is completed. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a DoS condition due to the affected device failing to release file descriptors. When all file descriptors are in use, the device can reload unexpectedly.");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Cisco Email Security Appliance contains a vulnerability that could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition.");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Cisco Email Security Appliance 8.5.6-106/9.6.0-042");

  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:"2015-10-14 14:43:01 +0200 (Wed, 14 Oct 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( "9.6.0-042","8.5.6-106" );

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 );