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CVE-2006-3215

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2006-06-24 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Clearswift MAILsweeper for SMTP before 4.3.20 and MAILsweeper for Exchange before 4.3.20 allows remote attackers to bypass the "text analysis", possibly bypassing SPAM and other filters, by sending an e-mail specifying a non-existent or unrecognized character set.

Affected products

• Clearswift Mailsweeper For Exchange: through 4.3.19
• Clearswift Mailsweeper For Smtp: through 4.3.19

References

• http://download.mimesweeper.com/www/TechnicalDocumentation/ReadMe_MSW_4%2C3%2C20.htm
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20756
• http://www.osvdb.org/26737
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18584
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2473
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27301
• http://download.mimesweeper.com/www/TechnicalDocumentation/ReadMe_MSW_4%2C3%2C20.htm
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20756
• http://www.osvdb.org/26737
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18584
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2473
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27301

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