Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 9, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-16530
CVE-2018-16530
Description
A stack-based buffer overflow in Forcepoint Email Security version 8.5 allows an attacker to craft malicious input and potentially crash a process creating a denial-of-service. While no known Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerabilities exist, as with all buffer overflows, the possibility of RCE cannot be completely ruled out. Data Execution Protection (DEP) is already enabled on the Email appliance as a risk mitigation.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:forcepoint:email_security:8.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:forcepoint:email_security:8.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:forcepoint:email_security:8.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: 8.5
- Forcepoint/Forcepoint Email Securityv5Range: 8.5
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References
2- help.forcepoint.com/security/CVE/CVE-2018-16530.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- support.forcepoint.com/KBArticlenvdPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
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