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CVE-2004-1098
MIMEDefang in MIME-tools 5.414 allows remote attackers to bypass virus scanning capabilities via an e-mail attachment with a virus that…
High7.5EPSS 1.6%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.6% · top 24% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- 20041026 [Mimedefang] SECURITY: Patch for MIME-tools (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- MDKSA-2004:123 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- mimetools-boundary-virus-bypass(17940) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 11563 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- GLSA-200411-06 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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