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
Published Dec 1, 2004
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.58%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 2.4
- 2.14
- 2.20
- 2.21
- 2.38
- 2.39
- 2.41
- 2.42
- 2.43
- 2.44
- 2.45
- 4.46
- 4.47
Configuration 2
- 9.2
- 9.2
- 10.0
- 10.0
- 10.1
- 10.1
- 2.1
- 2.1
- 8.0
- 8.1
- 8.2
- 9.0
- 9.0
- 9.1
- 9.2
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 2, 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 2, 2026 | 1.58% (0.01585) | 74.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.58% (0.01585) | 72.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.45% (0.00447) | 61.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00447) | 75.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 8, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00447) | 75.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00453) | 74.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.45% (0.00453) | 72.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 23, 2023 | 0.58% (0.00577) | 74.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.63% (0.01625) | 85.49th | 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) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/pipermail/mimedefang/2004-October/024959.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-06.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:123 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11563 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17940 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/pipermail/mimedefang/2004-October/024959.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-06.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:123 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11563 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17940 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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