Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2002-1121
SMTP content filter engines, including (1) GFI MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP before 7.2, (2) InterScan VirusWall before 3.52 build 1494, (3) the default configuration of MIMEDefang before 2.21, and possibly other products, do not detect fragmented emails as defined in RFC2046 ("Message Fragmentation and Reassembly") and supported in such products as Outlook Express, which allows remote attackers to bypass content filtering, including virus checking, via fragmented emails of the message/partial content type.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
7.5
HIGH
EPSS Probability:6.67%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| gfi | mailsecurity | 7.2 |
| network_associates | webshield_smtp | 4.0.5, 4.5, 4.5.44, 4.5.74.0 |
| roaring_penguin | canit | 1.2 |
| roaring_penguin | mimedefang | 2.14, 2.20 |
| trend_micro | interscan_viruswall | 3.5, 3.51, 3.52 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
6.667%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2002-09-11T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2002-09-14T04:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2002-09-12 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-08T03:12:16 |
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