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CVE-2004-1098

MIMEDefang in MIME-tools 5.414 allows remote attackers to bypass virus scanning capabilities via an e-mail attachment wi

MIMEDefang in MIME-tools 5.414 allows remote attackers to bypass virus scanning capabilities via an e-mail attachment with a virus that contains an empty boundary string in the Content-Type header.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.00447
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

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roaring penguin mimedefangall versions
mandrakesoft mandrake linuxall versions
mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate serverall versions
suse linuxall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD10 Jan 2005 · 05:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/pipermail/mimedefang/2004-October/024959.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-06.xmlPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:123
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11563PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17940
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