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The mailguard feature in Cisco Secure PIX Firewall 5.2(2) and earlier does not properly restrict access to SMTP commands, which allows remote attackers to execute restricted commands by sending a DATA command before sending the restricted commands.
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EPSS is a scoring model that predicts the likelihood of a vulnerability being exploited.
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The EPSS model produces a probability score between 0 and 1 (0 and 100%). The higher the score, the greater the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited.
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2022-02-06
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4.48%
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2022-02-13
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4.48%
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2022-04-03
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4.48%
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2022-12-25
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4.48%
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2023-01-01
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4.48%
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2023-02-26
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4.48%
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2023-03-12
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4%
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2024-02-11
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4%
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2024-06-02
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4%
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2024-12-22
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4.36%
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2025-01-19
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4.36%
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2025-03-18
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7.18%
2025-03-18
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EPSS Percentile
The percentile is used to rank CVE according to their EPSS score. For example, a CVE in the 95th percentile according to its EPSS score is more likely to be exploited than 95% of other CVE. Thus, the percentile is used to compare the EPSS score of a CVE with that of other CVE.
Publication date : 2000-09-18 22h00 +00:00 Author : Lincoln Yeoh EDB Verified : Yes
source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1698/info
Like other firewalls, the Cisco PIX Firewall implements technology that reads the contents of packets passing through it for application-level filtering. In the case of SMTP, it can be configured so only certain smtp commands can be allowed through (for example, dropping extra functionality, such as HELP or commands that could be a security concern, like EXPN or VRFY). When recieving messages, it allows all text through between "data" and "<CR><LF><CR><LF>.<CR><LF>", as this is where the body of the message would normally go and there could be words in it that are smtp commands which shouldn't be filtered. Due to the nature of SMTP and flaws in exceptional condition handling of PIX, it is reportedly possible to evade the smtp command restrictions by tricking the firewall into thinking the body of the message is being sent when it isn't.
During communication with an smtp server, if the "data" command is sent before the more important information is sent, such as "rcpt to", the smtp server will return error 503, saying that rcpt was required. The firewall, however, thinks everything is alright and will let everything through until recieving "<CR><LF><CR><LF>.<CR><LF>". It is then possible for the attacker to do whatever he wishes on the email server.
Here an example of what i could do exploiting this bug:
helo ciao
mail from: pinco@pallino.it
data ( From here pix disable fixup)
expn guest ( Now i could enumerate user
vrfy oracle and have access to all command)
help
whatever command i want
quit