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CVE-2002-1121

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2002-09-24 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

SMTP 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.

Affected Platforms

Network Associates Webshield SmtpRoaring Penguin MimedefangRoaring Penguin CanitTrend Micro Interscan ViruswallGfi Mailsecurity

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References