CVE-2015-4184 Security feature bypass in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass email restrictions on Cisco ESA devices by sending emails with malformed DNS SPF records.

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-2015-4184?

CVE-2015-4184 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Email Security Appliance, published on 13 Jun 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The anti-spam scanner on Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices 3.3.1-09, 7.5.1-gpl-022, and 8.5.6-074 allows remote attackers to bypass intended e-mail restrictions via a malformed DNS SPF record, aka Bug IDs CSCuu35853 and CSCuu37733.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4184?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Email Security Appliance.

How do I fix CVE-2015-4184?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4184 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-4184 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4184 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Cisco Email Security Appliance vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f98j-x99g-pj9q.

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