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CVE-2002-2228

MailScanner before 4.0 5-1 and before 3.2 6-1 allows remote attackers to bypass protection via attachments with a filename with (1) extra l…

Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.4
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.1%
percentile 66%
Public exploits
0
none known

MailScanner before 4.0 5-1 and before 3.2 6-1 allows remote attackers to bypass protection via attachments with a filename with (1) extra leading spaces, (2) extra trailing spaces, or (3) alternate character encodings that cannot be processed by MailScanner.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.12% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.06.4AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • iss.net /security_center/static/10609.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/6148 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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