SMTP content filter engines, including (1) GFI MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP before 7.2, (2) InterScan VirusWall before 3.52 build 1494, (3) the default configuration of MIMEDefang before 2.21, and possibly other products, do not detect fragmented emails as defined in RFC2046 ("Message Fragmentation and Reassembly") and supported in such products as Outlook Express, which allows remote attackers to bypass content filtering, including virus checking, via fragmented emails of the message/partial content type
Published Sep 14, 2002
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.67%
Description
SMTP content filter engines, including (1) GFI MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP before 7.2, (2) InterScan VirusWall before 3.52 build 1494, (3) the default configuration of MIMEDefang before 2.21, and possibly other products, do not detect fragmented emails as defined in RFC2046 ("Message Fragmentation and Reassembly") and supported in such products as Outlook Express, which allows remote attackers to bypass content filtering, including virus checking, via fragmented emails of the message/partial content type.
Affected products
No data.
- 7.2
- 4.0.5
- 4.5
- 4.5.44
- 4.5.74.0
- 1.2
- 2.14
- 2.20
- 3.5
- 3.51
- 3.52
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.67% (0.06667) | 93.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.67% (0.06667) | 93.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 0.94% (0.00938) | 75.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.20% (0.02198) | 82.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.37% (0.03370) | 78.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.20% (0.02198) | 83.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.11% (0.01115) | 85.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 15, 2024 | 1.11% (0.01115) | 84.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01115) | 82.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.80% (0.00796) | 78.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 78.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 77.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 56.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0134.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0135.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0113.html mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHVendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103184267105132&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103184501408453&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10088.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/836088 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5YP0A0K8CM.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5696 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0134.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0135.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0113.html | mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHVendor Advisory | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103184267105132&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103184501408453&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10088.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/836088 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5YP0A0K8CM.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5696 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
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