CVE-2018-16530

CRITICAL

Forcepoint Email Security 8.5 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow in Forcepoint Email Security version 8.5 allows an attacker to craft malicious input and potentially crash a process creating a denial-of-service. While no known Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerabilities exist, as with all buffer overflows, the possibility of RCE cannot be completely ruled out. Data Execution Protection (DEP) is already enabled on the Email appliance as a risk mitigation.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.forcepoint.com/KBArticle?id=000016621

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0344
EPSS Percentile 87.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (2)
forcepoint/email_security 8.5.0
forcepoint/email_security 8.5.3
Published Apr 09, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026