CVE-2004-2703: clearswift mailsweeper_for_smtp Cryptographic Issues

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2004-2703 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in clearswift mailsweeper_for_smtp. EPSS estimates a 1.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 06-10-2007
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 08-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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".

• CWE-310Cryptographic IssuesWeaknesses in this category are related to the design and implementation of data confidentiality and integrity. Frequently these deal with the use of encoding techniques, encryption libraries, and hashing algorithms. The weaknesses in this category could lead to a degradation of the quality data if they are not addressed.