CVE-2004-2703 (GCVE-0-2004-2703)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-10-06 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 01:36
VLAI
Summary
Clearswift MIMEsweeper 5.0.5, when it has been upgraded from MAILsweeper for SMTP version 4.3 or MAILsweeper Business Suite I or II, allows remote attackers to bypass scanning by including encrypted data in a mail message, which causes the message to be marked as "Clean" instead of "Encrypted".
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11669 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://secunia.com/advisories/13160 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.osvdb.org/11602 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://download.mimesweeper.com/www/TechnicalDocu… x_refsource_CONFIRM
Date Public
2004-11-11 00:00
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