CVE-2004-1098 (GCVE-0-2004-1098)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2004-12-01 05:00
Modified
2024-08-08 00:39
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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.
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Impacted products
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