HIGH
MAILsweeper for SMTP 4.3 allows remote attackers to bypass virus protection via a mail message with a malformed zip attachment, as exploited by certain MIMAIL virus variants
Published May 10, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.67%
Description
MAILsweeper for SMTP 4.3 allows remote attackers to bypass virus protection via a mail message with a malformed zip attachment, as exploited by certain MIMAIL virus variants.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 4.0
- 4.1
- 4.2
- 4.3
- 4.3.3
- 4.3.4
- 4.3.5
- 4.3.6
- 4.3.6_sp1
- 4.3.7
- 4.3.8
- 4.3.10
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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.67% 0.01669
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01669
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 | 1.67% (0.01669) | 75.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.68% (0.01683) | 73.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.45% (0.00447) | 61.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00483) | 76.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 16, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00483) | 75.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.62% (0.00617) | 78.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 30, 2023 | 0.62% (0.00617) | 76.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.23% (0.01234) | 83.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.74% (0.01741) | 85.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10148 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatch
- http://www.computerworld.co.nz/cw.nsf/0/BF9E8E6E2D313E5FCC256DD70016473F?OpenDocument&More= x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.osvdb.org/2772 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8982 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13611 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/10148 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatch | |
| http://www.computerworld.co.nz/cw.nsf/0/BF9E8E6E2D313E5FCC256DD70016473F?OpenDocument&More= | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/2772 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8982 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13611 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 10, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved May 4, 2005
Link CVE-2003-1154
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a