Is CVE-2004-0162 actively exploited?

CVE-2004-0162 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2004-0162?

CVE-2004-0162 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2004-0162?

Patch guidance is available from clearswift security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2004-0162.

CVE-2004-0162 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2004-0162?

22 products: clearswift mailsweeper, clearswift mailsweeper, clearswift mailsweeper, clearswift mailsweeper, clearswift mailsweeper, and 17 more.

Description

Multiple content security gateway and antivirus products allow remote attackers to bypass content restrictions via MIME encapsulation that uses RFC822 comment fields, which may be interpreted as other fields by mail clients.

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: CLEARSWIFT
Published: 10/20/2004
Last Modified: 4/3/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

clearswift : mailsweeperclearswift : mailsweeperclearswift : mailsweeperclearswift : mailsweeperclearswift : mailsweeperclearswift : mailsweeperclearswift : mailsweeperf-secure : internet_gatekeeperf-secure : internet_gatekeeperf-secure : internet_gatekeeperf-secure : internet_gatekeeperpaul_l_daniels : ripmimepaul_l_daniels : ripmimepaul_l_daniels : ripmimepaul_l_daniels : ripmimepaul_l_daniels : ripmimepaul_l_daniels : ripmimepaul_l_daniels : ripmimepaul_l_daniels : ripmimepaul_l_daniels : ripmimepaul_l_daniels : ripmimepaul_l_daniels : ripmime

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD