CVE-2020-3181: cisco cisco email security appliance (esa) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-3181 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in cisco cisco email security appliance (esa). EPSS estimates a 1.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 04-03-2020
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 15-11-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the malware detection functionality in Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) in Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances (ESAs) could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to exhaust resources on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient control over system memory allocation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted email through the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause an email attachment that contains malware to be delivered to a user and cause email processing delays.

• CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionThe product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.