{"cve":"CVE-2016-1486","nvd":{"published":"2016-10-28T10:59:05.197","modified":"2026-06-17T00:42:03.623","status":"Modified","description":"A vulnerability in the email attachment scanning functionality of the Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) feature of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Email Security Appliances could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to stop scanning and forwarding email messages due to a denial of service (DoS) condition. Affected Products: This vulnerability affects Cisco AsyncOS Software releases 9.7.1 and later, prior to the first fixed release, for both virtual and hardware Cisco Email Security Appliances, if the AMP feature is configured to scan incoming email attachments. More Information: CSCuy99453. Known Affected Releases: 9.7.1-066. Known Fixed Releases: 10.0.0-125 9.7.1-207 9.7.2-047.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-19"],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93906","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037124","https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161026-esa2","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93906","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037124"],"products":["cisco:email_security_appliance"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:40:10.783210791+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-1486","score":0.02995,"percentile":0.87342,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}