CVE-2014-8016 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via CPU consumption by sending emails with long Subject headers to Cisco IronPort ESA.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-8016?
CVE-2014-8016 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Dec 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Cisco IronPort Email Security Appliance (ESA) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via long Subject headers in e-mail messages, aka Bug ID CSCzv93864.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8016?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ironport Email Security Appliances.
How do I fix CVE-2014-8016?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8016 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2014-8016 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8016 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9w76-pjcw-3252.