PT-2016-4833
CVE-2016-1486
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Published
2016-10-28
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Updated
2017-07-29
Description by
CVSS 2.0
7.8
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Cisco AsyncOS Software versions 9.7.1 through 9.7.1-066
Cisco AsyncOS Software versions 9.7.2 prior to 9.7.2-047
Description
A denial of service (DoS) condition could be triggered by an unauthenticated, remote attacker due to a vulnerability in the email attachment scanning functionality of the Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) feature. This would cause the affected device to stop scanning and forwarding email messages.
Recommendations
For versions 9.7.1 through 9.7.1-066, update to version 9.7.1-207 or later.
For versions 9.7.2 prior to 9.7.2-047, update to version 9.7.2-047 or later.
For all affected versions, ensure the AMP feature is properly configured and consider temporarily disabling the email attachment scanning functionality until the update is applied.
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