CVE-2004-2703 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass email scanning by sending encrypted messages, which are incorrectly marked as clean in upgraded Clearswift MIMEsweeper installations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-2703?
CVE-2004-2703 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Clearswift MIMEsweeper 5.0.5, when it has been upgraded from MAILsweeper for SMTP version 4.3 or MAILsweeper Business Suite I or II, allows remote attackers to bypass scanning by including encrypted data in a mail message, which causes the message to be marked as "Clean" instead of "Encrypted".
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2703?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Clearswift Mailsweeper Business Suite I, Clearswift Mailsweeper Business Suite Ii, Clearswift Mailsweeper for Smtp, Clearswift Mimesweeper for Web.
How do I fix CVE-2004-2703?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2703 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2004-2703 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2703 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2jm4-cm7h-hghg.