CVE-2002-1121

Summary

CVECVE-2002-1121
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2002-09-24 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2016-10-18 02:23:00 UTC
DescriptionSMTP 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gfi Mailsecurity 7.2 All exchange_smtp All
Application Gfi Mailsecurity 7.2 All exchange_smtp All
Application Network Associates Webshield Smtp 4.0.5 All All All
Application Network Associates Webshield Smtp 4.5 All All All
Application Network Associates Webshield Smtp 4.5.44 All All All
Application Network Associates Webshield Smtp 4.5.74.0 All All All
Application Network Associates Webshield Smtp 4.0.5 All All All
Application Network Associates Webshield Smtp 4.5 All All All
Application Network Associates Webshield Smtp 4.5.44 All All All
Application Network Associates Webshield Smtp 4.5.74.0 All All All
Application Roaring Penguin Canit 1.2 All All All
Application Roaring Penguin Canit 1.2 All All All
Application Roaring Penguin Mimedefang 2.14 All All All
Application Roaring Penguin Mimedefang 2.20 All All All
Application Roaring Penguin Mimedefang 2.14 All All All
Application Roaring Penguin Mimedefang 2.20 All All All
Application Trend Micro Interscan Viruswall 3.5 All All All
Application Trend Micro Interscan Viruswall 3.51 All All All
Application Trend Micro Interscan Viruswall 3.52 All All All
Application Trend Micro Interscan Viruswall 3.5 All All All
Application Trend Micro Interscan Viruswall 3.51 All All All
Application Trend Micro Interscan Viruswall 3.52 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
ISS X-Force Database: smtp-content-filtering-bypass (10088): Multiple vendor SMTP content filtering can be bypassed using message fragmentation and reassembly XF www.iss.net Vendor Advisory
CERT/CC Vulnerability Note VU#836088 CERT-VN www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
Neohapsis Archives - VulnWatch - [VulnWatch] Bypassing SMTP Content Protection with a Flick of a Button - From aviram_at_beyondsecurity.com VULNWATCH archives.neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory
'MIMEDefang update (was Re: Bypassing SMTP Content Protection )' - MARC BUGTRAQ marc.info
'Bypassing SMTP Content Protection with a Flick of a Button' - SecuriTeam MISC www.securiteam.com
Neohapsis Archives - Bugtraq - Roaring Penguin fixes for "Bypassing SMTP Content Protection with a Flick of a Button" - From dfs_at_roaringpenguin.com BUGTRAQ archives.neohapsis.com
'Bypassing SMTP Content Protection with a Flick of a Button' - MARC BUGTRAQ marc.info
Neohapsis Archives - Bugtraq - FW: Bypassing SMTP Content Protection with a Flick of a Button - From menashe_at_finjan.com BUGTRAQ archives.neohapsis.com
Multiple Vendor Email Message Fragmentation SMTP Filter Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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