CVE-2016-6356

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A vulnerability in the email message filtering feature of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to stop scanning and forwarding email messages due to a denial of service (DoS) condition. Affected Products: This vulnerability affects all releases prior to the first fixed release of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances, both virtual and hardware appliances, if the software is configured to apply a message filter or content filter to incoming email attachments. The vulnerability is not limited to any specific rules or actions for a message filter or content filter. More Information: CSCuz63143. Known Affected Releases: 8.5.7-042 9.7.0-125. Known Fixed Releases: 10.0.0-125 9.1.1-038 9.7.2-047.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 28, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-6356: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix