Medium severity5.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 20, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-1905
CVE-2019-1905
Description
A vulnerability in the GZIP decompression engine of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured content filters on the device. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of GZIP-formatted files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious file inside a crafted GZIP-compressed file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass configured content filters that would normally drop the email.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:11.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:11.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 12.0
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References
2- www.securityfocus.com/bid/108856nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190619-esa-bypassnvdVendor Advisory
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