CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0052

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Multiple content security gateway and antivirus products allow remote attackers to bypass content restrictions via MIME messages that use non-standard separator characters or incorrectly use standard separators within MIME headers, fields, parameters, or values.

Risk Assessment

Attackers may exploit this vulnerability to send malicious content, potentially leading to system infections or data breaches within the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update security products and implement additional filters to improve the interpretation of MIME messages.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Multiple content security gateway and antivirus products allow remote attackers to bypass content restrictions via MIME messages that use non-standard separator characters, or use standard separators incorrectly, within MIME headers, fields, parameters, or values, which may be interpreted differently by mail clients.

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