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CVE-2004-2703

Published: Oct 6, 2007Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-310
NVD MITRE
4.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.1%
Top 38.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Clearswift MIMEsweeper 5.0.5, when it has been upgraded from MAILsweeper for SMTP version 4.3 or MAILsweeper Business Suite I or II, allows remote attackers to bypass scanning by including encrypted data in a mail message, which causes the message to be marked as "Clean" instead of "Encrypted".

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:NI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-310

Affected Products

mailsweeper business suite iclearswift
On-prem
Security Products / secure-gateway-vpn
mailsweeper business suite iiclearswift
On-prem
Security Products / secure-gateway-vpn
mailsweeper for smtpclearswift
On-prem
Security Products / secure-gateway-vpn
mimesweeper for webclearswift
On-prem
Security Products / secure-gateway-vpn
n/an/a
clearswiftcommercialGBSecurity Products

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://download.mimesweeper.com/www/TechnicalDocumentation/MSWSMTP505UpdateReadMe.htm
download.mimesweeper.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/13160
secunia.com
http://www.osvdb.org/11602
osvdb.org
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Timeline

Published
Oct 6, 2007
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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