CVE-2002-1121

Description

SMTP content filter engines, including (1) GFI MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP before 7.2, (2) InterScan VirusWall before 3.52 build 1494, (3) the default configuration of MIMEDefang before 2.21, and possibly other products, do not detect fragmented emails as defined in RFC2046 ("Message Fragmentation and Reassembly") and supported in such products as Outlook Express, which allows remote attackers to bypass content filtering, including virus checking, via fragmented emails of the message/partial content type.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.20% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory iss.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0113.html	mailing list vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103184267105132&w=2	mailing list
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0135.html	mailing list
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10088.php	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5YP0A0K8CM.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103184501408453&w=2	mailing list
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/836088	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5696	vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0134.html	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-1121?: CVE-2002-1121 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-1121?: To fix CVE-2002-1121, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-1121 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2002-1121 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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