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CVE-2016-1481

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 3.0%EU EUVD

A vulnerability in the email message filtering feature of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device.Affected Products: This vulnerability affects all releases prior to the first fixed release of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances, both virtual and hardware appliances, if the software is configured to apply a message filter that contains certain rules. More Information: CSCux59873. Known Affected Releases: 8.5.6-106 9.1.0-032 9.7.0-125. Known Fixed Releases: 9.1.1-038 9.7.1-066.

Key facts

CVSS score
7.5 (v3.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20
EPSS score
3.0% (87th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2016-2580)
Published
October 28, 2016
NVD last modified
June 17, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2016-2580 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 5, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance
  • cisco / email security appliance

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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