CVE-2004-0053
First published: Fri Sep 24 2004(Updated: )
Multiple content security gateway and antivirus products allow remote attackers to bypass content restrictions via MIME messages that use fields that use RFC2047 encoding, which may be interpreted differently by mail clients.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| RIPMime | =1.2.0 | |
| F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper for Linux | =6.32 | |
| F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper for Linux | =6.3 | |
| RIPMime | =1.2.2 | |
| RIPMime | =1.3.2.2 | |
| Clearswift MAILsweeper | =4.3.7 | |
| RIPMime | =1.2.3 | |
| RIPMime | =1.2.6 | |
| RIPMime | =1.3.2.3 | |
| Clearswift MAILsweeper | =4.3.15 | |
| F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper for Linux | =6.4 | |
| RIPMime | =1.2.5 | |
| Clearswift MAILsweeper | =4.3.11 | |
| RIPMime | =1.3.2.0 | |
| Clearswift MAILsweeper | =4.3.13 | |
| RIPMime | =1.2.1 | |
| F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper for Linux | =6.31 | |
| RIPMime | =1.2.4 | |
| Clearswift MAILsweeper | =4.3.14 | |
| RIPMime | =1.2.7 | |
| Clearswift MAILsweeper | =4.3.8 | |
| Clearswift MAILsweeper | =4.3.10 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2004-0053?
CVE-2004-0053 is classified as a medium-severity vulnerability.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0053?
To fix CVE-2004-0053, ensure that your content security gateway or antivirus product is updated to the latest version that addresses this vulnerability.
What types of products are affected by CVE-2004-0053?
CVE-2004-0053 affects multiple content security gateway and antivirus products, including RIPMime and Clearswift MAILsweeper.
Can attackers exploit CVE-2004-0053 remotely?
Yes, attackers can exploit CVE-2004-0053 remotely to bypass content restrictions.
What does CVE-2004-0053 involve regarding MIME messages?
CVE-2004-0053 involves MIME messages that use RFC2047 encoding, which may be interpreted differently by mail clients, allowing content restrictions to be bypassed.
- agent/type
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/weakness
- agent/references
- agent/severity
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/author
- agent/description
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/event
- agent/source
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/tags
- collector/nvd-historical
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- collector/nvd-index
- vendor/paul l daniels
- canonical/ripmime
- version/ripmime/1.2.0
- vendor/f-secure
- canonical/f-secure internet gatekeeper for linux
- version/f-secure internet gatekeeper for linux/6.32
- version/f-secure internet gatekeeper for linux/6.3
- version/ripmime/1.2.2
- version/ripmime/1.3.2.2
- vendor/clearswift
- canonical/clearswift mailsweeper
- version/clearswift mailsweeper/4.3.7
- version/ripmime/1.2.3
- version/ripmime/1.2.6
- version/ripmime/1.3.2.3
- version/clearswift mailsweeper/4.3.15
- version/f-secure internet gatekeeper for linux/6.4
- version/ripmime/1.2.5
- version/clearswift mailsweeper/4.3.11
- version/ripmime/1.3.2.0
- version/clearswift mailsweeper/4.3.13
- version/ripmime/1.2.1
- version/f-secure internet gatekeeper for linux/6.31
- version/ripmime/1.2.4
- version/clearswift mailsweeper/4.3.14
- version/ripmime/1.2.7
- version/clearswift mailsweeper/4.3.8
- version/clearswift mailsweeper/4.3.10