CVE-2015-4278

Description

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.98% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=39940 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032961 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-4278?
CVE-2015-4278 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-4278?
To fix CVE-2015-4278, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-4278 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-4278 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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