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CVE-2001-0692

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2001-09-20 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

SMTP proxy in WatchGuard Firebox (2500 and 4500) 4.5 and 4.6 allows a remote attacker to bypass firewall filtering via a base64 MIME encoded email attachment whose boundary name ends in two dashes.

Affected products

• WatchGuard Firebox 2500: 4.5, 4.6
• WatchGuard Firebox 4500: 4.5, 4.6

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99379787421319&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/189783
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2855
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6682
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=99379787421319&w=2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/189783
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2855
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6682

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