Description
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.
CVSS Metrics
- Vector
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- network
- Access Cmplx
- low
- Auth
- none
- Confidentiality
- partial
- Integrity
- partial
- Availability
- partial
- Weaknesses
- NVD-CWE-Other
Metadata
- Primary Vendor
- GFI
- Published
- 9/24/2002
- Last Modified
- 4/3/2025
- Source
- NIST NVD
- Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.
Affected Products
gfi : mailsecuritynetwork_associates : webshield_smtpnetwork_associates : webshield_smtpnetwork_associates : webshield_smtpnetwork_associates : webshield_smtproaring_penguin : canitroaring_penguin : mimedefangroaring_penguin : mimedefangtrend_micro : interscan_viruswalltrend_micro : interscan_viruswalltrend_micro : interscan_viruswall
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