VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2004-1098
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 7.5EPSS 1.58%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.58%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.58% probability · 74th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- roaring penguin/mimedefang · mandrakesoft/mandrake linux · mandrakesoft/mandrake linux corporate server · suse/suse linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/pipermail/mimedefang/2004-October/024959.html
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-06.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:123
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11563Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17940
- http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/pipermail/mimedefang/2004-October/024959.html
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-06.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:123
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11563Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17940
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.