CVE-2019-1905
MEDIUMCisco Email Security Appliance - Content Filter Bypass via GZIP Decompression Engine
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_cisco
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190619-esa-bypass
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108856
Scores
CVSS v3
5.8
EPSS
0.0136
EPSS Percentile
68.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (2)
cisco/email_security_appliance
11.1.2
cisco/email_security_appliance
12.0.0
Published
Jun 20, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026