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CVE-2003-1485: clearswift mailsweeper Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 24-10-2007Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2003-1485 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in clearswift mailsweeper. EPSS estimates a 1.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
20/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.26%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 24-10-2007
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Clearswift MAILsweeper 4.0 through 4.3.7 allows remote attackers to bypass filtering via a file attachment that contains "multiple extensions combined with large blocks of white space."

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.26%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

69%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.26% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.26%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Clearswift1 product
  • mailsweeper4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3.3 | 4.3.4 | 4.3.5 | 4.3.6 | 4.3.6_sp1 | 4.3.7

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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