CVE-2015-4278
mediumpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.015 · 75 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices with software 8.5.6-106 and 9.5.0-201 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (per-domain e-mail reception outage) by placing malformed DMARC policy data in DNS TXT records for a domain, aka Bug ID CSCuv14806.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–4.3
weaknesses
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affected products (3)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- cisco email security appliance firmware= 8.5.6-106nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:email_security_appliance_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco email security appliance firmware= 9.5.0-201nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:email_security_appliance_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=39940cnnvd
- https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCuv14806Patchcnnvd
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=39940enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032961enisa_euvd
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=39940Vendor Advisorynvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032961nvd
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