CVE-2007-4242

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-08-08 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The pop3 Proxy in Astaro Security Gateway (ASG) 7 does not perform virus scanning of attachments that exceed the maximum attachment size, and passes these attachments, which allows remote attackers to bypass this scanning via a large attachment.

Affected products

Astaro Security Gateway: 7.0

References

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2981
http://www.hescominsoon.com/archives/773
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475642/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477120/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018543
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35827
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2981
http://www.hescominsoon.com/archives/773
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475642/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477120/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018543
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35827

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