FKIE_CVE-2007-4242
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-08-08 22:17 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:43
Severity
Summary
The pop3 Proxy in Astaro Security Gateway (ASG) 7 does not perform virus scanning of attachments that exceed the maximum attachment size, and passes these attachments, which allows remote attackers to bypass this scanning via a large attachment.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| astaro | security_gateway | 7.0 |
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"lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:43:39.807",
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