CVE-2002-1121
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.
Published:Sep 14, 2002
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Sep 14, 2002
EPSS Score:0.00938
CVSS Score:7.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Gfi
Product
Mailsecurity
Gfi
Mailsecurity
Vendor
Network Associates
Product
Webshield Smtp
Network Associates
Webshield Smtp
Vendor
Roaring Penguin
Product
Canit
Roaring Penguin
Canit
Vendor
Roaring Penguin
Product
Mimedefang
Roaring Penguin
Mimedefang
Vendor
Trend Micro
Product
Interscan Viruswall
Trend Micro
Interscan Viruswall
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
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References
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Attack Vector
Network
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Privileges Required
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User Interaction
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Scope
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Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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