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CVE-2002-2228

MailScanner before 4.0 5-1 and before 3.2 6-1 allows remote attackers to bypass protection via...

6.4 Medium

CVE-2002-2228 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Mailscanner, published December 31, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.12%, the 66th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
6.4 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
1.12%EPSS, 66th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

MailScanner before 4.0 5-1 and before 3.2 6-1 allows remote attackers to bypass protection via attachments with a filename with (1) extra leading spaces, (2) extra trailing spaces, or (3) alternate character encodings that cannot be processed by MailScanner.

Exploit likelihood

1.12%Up 0.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used6.4

MailScanner before 4.0 5-1 and before 3.2 6-1 allows remote attackers to bypass protection via attachments with a filename with (1) extra leading spaces, (2) extra trailing spaces, or (3) alternate character encodings that cannot be processed by MailScanner.

Record
CVE-2002-2228
CVSS 2.0
6.4 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

MailScanner before 4.0 5-1 and before 3.2 6-1 allows remote attackers to bypass protection via attachments with a filename with (1) extra leading spaces, (2) extra trailing spaces, or (3) alternate character encodings that cannot be processed by MailScanner.

Record
CVE-2002-2228
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-2207No score

MailScanner before 4.0 5-1 and before 3.2 6-1 allows remote attackers to bypass protection via attachments with a filename with (1) extra leading spaces, (2) extra trailing spaces, or (3) alternate character encodings that cannot be processed by MailScanner.

Record
EUVD-2002-2207
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rjx6-77wf-2gx7No score

MailScanner before 4.0 5-1 and before 3.2 6-1 allows remote attackers to bypass protection via...

MailScanner before 4.0 5-1 and before 3.2 6-1 allows remote attackers to bypass protection via attachments with a filename with (1) extra leading spaces, (2) extra trailing spaces, or (3) alternate character encodings that cannot be processed by MailScanner.

Record
GHSA-rjx6-77wf-2gx7
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02

History

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

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References

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