CVE-2004-2703

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Summary

CVECVE-2004-2703
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2004-12-31 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionClearswift 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".

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-310 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Clearswift Mailsweeper Business Suite I All All All All
Application Clearswift Mailsweeper Business Suite Ii All All All All
Application Clearswift Mailsweeper For Smtp 4.3 All All All
Application Clearswift Mimesweeper For Web 5.0.5 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
download.mimesweeper.com/www/TechnicalDocumentation/MSWSMTP505UpdateReadMe.htm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 download.mimesweeper.com
www.osvdb.org/11602 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
Clearswift MIMEsweeper For SMTP Encrypted Email Scanner Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Secunia - Advisories - MIMEsweeper for SMTP Encrypted Emails Misclassification Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
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