CVE-2004-1098

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 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: 2005-01-10 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

MIMEDefang in MIME-tools 5.414 allows remote attackers to bypass virus scanning capabilities via an e-mail attachment with a virus that contains an empty boundary string in the Content-Type header.

Affected products

Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux: 9.2, 10.0, 10.1
Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server: 2.1
Roaring Penguin Mimedefang: 2.4, 2.14, 2.20, 2.21, 2.38, 2.39 (+7)
Suse Linux: 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2

References

http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/pipermail/mimedefang/2004-October/024959.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-06.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:123
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11563
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17940
http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/pipermail/mimedefang/2004-October/024959.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-06.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:123
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11563
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17940

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