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CVE-2004-0162

Multiple content security gateway and antivirus products allow remote attackers to bypass content...

7.5 High

Multiple content security gateway and antivirus products allow remote attackers to bypass content restrictions via MIME encapsulation that uses RFC822 comment fields, which may be interpreted as other fields by mail clients.

Exploit likelihood

2.38%Up 1.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.5

Multiple content security gateway and antivirus products allow remote attackers to bypass content restrictions via MIME encapsulation that uses RFC822 comment fields, which may be interpreted as other fields by mail clients.

Record
CVE-2004-0162
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

Multiple content security gateway and antivirus products allow remote attackers to bypass content restrictions via MIME encapsulation that uses RFC822 comment fields, which may be interpreted as other fields by mail clients.

Record
CVE-2004-0162
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-0162No score

Multiple content security gateway and antivirus products allow remote attackers to bypass content restrictions via MIME encapsulation that uses RFC822 comment fields, which may be interpreted as other fields by mail clients.

Record
EUVD-2004-0162
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c2p9-h4wr-rxvgNo score

Multiple content security gateway and antivirus products allow remote attackers to bypass content...

Multiple content security gateway and antivirus products allow remote attackers to bypass content restrictions via MIME encapsulation that uses RFC822 comment fields, which may be interpreted as other fields by mail clients.

Record
GHSA-c2p9-h4wr-rxvg
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2004-0162 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Clearswift Mailsweeper, published September 24, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.38%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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