CVE-2015-6285
Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) Format String Vulnerability Denial of Service
Description
Format string vulnerability in Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) 7.6.0 and 8.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory overwrite or service outage) via format string specifiers in an HTTP request, aka Bug ID CSCug21497.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 14, 2015, 1:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 4, 2017, 7:33 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
4.9
Exploitability Score :
10.0
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2015-6285.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=40844 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033531 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 04, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Evaluator Description <a href="https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/134.html">CWE-134: Uncontrolled Format String</a> Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033531 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033531 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Removed CWE NVD-CWE-Other Added CWE CWE-134 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 22, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033531 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 14, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Evaluator Description <a href="https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/134.html">CWE-134: Uncontrolled Format String</a> Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:email_security_appliance:7.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:email_security_appliance:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P) Changed Reference Type http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=40844 No Types Assigned http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=40844 Advisory Added CWE NVD-CWE-Other -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 14, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-6285 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-6285
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.13 }} 0.00%
score
0.46453
percentile