CVE-2019-1905

A vulnerability in the GZIP decompression engine of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured content filters on the device. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of GZIP-formatted files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious file inside a crafted GZIP-compressed file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass configured content filters that would normally drop the email.

Score
CVSS 3.0 5.8 Medium
Status
Modified - psirt@cisco.com
Published
2019-06-20
Last modified
2024-11-19
Weaknesses
CWE-20

Affected products

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