CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-0692

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The SMTP proxy in WatchGuard Firebox (2500 and 4500) versions 4.5 and 4.6 allows a remote attacker to bypass firewall filtering via a base64 MIME encoded email attachment whose boundary name ends in two dashes.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to send malicious emails, potentially compromising the organization's network security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the WatchGuard Firebox software to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor email traffic for suspicious attachments.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

SMTP proxy in WatchGuard Firebox (2500 and 4500) 4.5 and 4.6 allows a remote attacker to bypass firewall filtering via a base64 MIME encoded email attachment whose boundary name ends in two dashes.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS