Roaring Penguin MIMEDefang up to 4.47 Capabilities Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Roaring Penguin MIMEDefang up to 4.47. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Capabilities. The manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-1098. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Roaring Penguin MIMEDefang up to 4.47. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Capabilities. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 01/10/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.roaringpenguin.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-1098 since 11/30/2004. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15608 (GLSA-200411-06 : MIME-tools: Virus detection evasion), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17940), Tenable (15608), SecurityFocus (BID 11563†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-22853†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Roaring Penguin

Name

• MIMEDefang

Version

• 2.4
• 2.14
• 2.20
• 2.21
• 2.38
• 2.39
• 2.41
• 2.42
• 2.43
• 2.44
• 2.45
• 4.46
• 4.47

CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 15608
Nessus Name: GLSA-200411-06 : MIME-tools: Virus detection evasion
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OpenVAS ID: 54727
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200411-06 (MIME-tools)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/26/2004 🔍
10/29/2004 +3 days 🔍
11/03/2004 +5 days 🔍
11/30/2004 +27 days 🔍
01/10/2005 +41 days 🔍
01/10/2005 +0 days 🔍
07/14/2009 +1646 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +2065 days 🔍
07/01/2021 +2305 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: lists.roaringpenguin.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1098 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1098
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23687
X-Force: 17940
SecurityFocus: 11563 - Roaring Penguin Software MIMEDefang Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 22853 - MIMEDefang 5.414 MIME-tools Remote Virus Scanning Bypass Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 12:14
Updated: 07/01/2021 09:05
Changes: 03/10/2015 12:14 (55), 02/11/2017 10:37 (10), 07/01/2021 09:05 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:88D:103

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