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CVE-2003-1477

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2003-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

MAILsweeper for SMTP 4.3.6 and 4.3.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a PowerPoint attachment that either (1) is corrupt or (2) contains "embedded objects."

Affected products

• Clearswift Mailsweeper For Smtp: 4.3.6, 4.3.7

References

• http://www.clearswift.com/download/bin/Patches/ReadMe_SMTP_438.htm
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7562
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12052
• http://www.clearswift.com/download/bin/Patches/ReadMe_SMTP_438.htm
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7562
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12052

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