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CVE-2001-1542

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2001-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

NAI WebShield SMTP 4.5 and possibly 4.5 MR1a does not filter improperly MIME encoded email attachments, which could allow remote attackers to bypass filtering and possibly execute arbitrary code in email clients that process the invalid attachments.

Affected products

• Network Associates Webshield Smtp: 4.5, 4.5_mr1a

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-11/0294.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7637.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3601
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-11/0294.html
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7637.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3601

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