SB2021110412 - Denial of service in Cisco AsyncOS software for Cisco Email Security Appliance



SB2021110412 - Denial of service in Cisco AsyncOS software for Cisco Email Security Appliance

Published: November 4, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021110412
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-34741)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation of incoming emails. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted email and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.