Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.106555
Category:	CISCO
Title:	Cisco Email Security Appliance Malformed MIME Header Filtering Bypass Vulnerability
Summary:	A vulnerability in the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) scanner;of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote;attacker to bypass configured user filters on the device.
Description:	Summary: A vulnerability in the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) scanner of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured user filters on the device. Vulnerability Insight: The vulnerability is due to improper error handling of a malformed MIME header in an email attachment. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending an email with a crafted MIME attachment. Vulnerability Impact: A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass configured user filters to drop the email. The malformed MIME headers may not be RFC compliant. However, some mail clients could still allow users to access the attachment, which may not have been properly filtered by the device. Solution: See the referenced vendor advisory for a solution. CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-3818 BugTraq ID: 95939 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95939 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037773
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