PT-2004-1265 · F Secure+2 · Internet Gatekeeper+2

Martin Oneal · Published 2004-09-24 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2004-0052

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions No specific software or versions are mentioned.

Description The issue allows remote attackers to bypass content restrictions in multiple content security gateway and antivirus products. This is achieved through MIME messages that utilize non-standard separator characters or incorrectly use standard separators within MIME headers, fields, parameters, or values. The incorrect interpretation of these separators by mail clients can lead to the bypassing of content restrictions.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-0052

Affected Products

Internet Gatekeeper

Mailsweeper

Ripmime

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0052 · Security Note
• http://uniras.gov.uk/vuls/2004/380375/mime.htm · Vendor Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109517669115891&w=2 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17334 · Note