Vulnerability Report

CVE-2018-16530

RCE

Title: Forcepoint Email Security

RCE

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2018-16530.

CWE Category CWE-787
Published Date Apr 09, 2019
Modified Date Nov 21, 2024
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 9.8 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
3.44%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2018-16530: 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.

Impacted Vendors

W
websense 1
F
forcepoint 1

Reference Links

https://help.forcepoint.com/security/CVE/CVE-2018-16530.html https://support.forcepoint.com/KBArticle?id=000016621 https://help.forcepoint.com/security/CVE/CVE-2018-16530.html https://support.forcepoint.com/KBArticle?id=000016621
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity CRITICAL
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.5
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2018-16530 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.