VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-0692
SMTP proxy in WatchGuard Firebox (2500 and 4500) 4.5 and 4.6 allows a remote attacker to bypass firewall filtering via a base64 MIME encoded email attachment whose boundary name ends in two dashes.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.79%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.79%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
SMTP proxy in WatchGuard Firebox (2500 and 4500) 4.5 and 4.6 allows a remote attacker to bypass firewall filtering via a base64 MIME encoded email attachment whose boundary name ends in two dashes.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.79% probability · 77th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- watchguard/firebox 2500 · watchguard/firebox 4500
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99379787421319&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/189783Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2855Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6682
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99379787421319&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/189783Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2855Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6682
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.