CVE-2020-3181 is a vulnerability in Cisco Email Security Appliance
Published on March 4, 2020
Cisco Email Security Appliance Uncontrolled Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability
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.
Weakness Type
What is a Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability?
The software does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.
CVE-2020-3181 has been classified to as a Resource Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2020-3181
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Affected Versions
Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA):- Version unspecified and below n/a is affected.
Exploit Probability
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