CVE-2004-1098 (GCVE-0-2004-1098)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2004-12-01 05:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 00:39
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/pipermail/mimedef… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11563 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-20041… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO |
Date Public
2004-10-26 00:00
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