# CVE-2002-1121: SMTP content filter engines, including (1) GFI MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP before 7.2, (2) InterScan VirusWall before 3.52 build 1494, (3

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2002-09-14 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

SMTP content filter engines, including (1) GFI MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP before 7.2, (2) InterScan VirusWall before 3.52 build 1494, (3) the default configuration of MIMEDefang before 2.21, and possibly other products, do not detect fragmented emails as defined in RFC2046 ("Message Fragmentation and Reassembly") and supported in such products as Outlook Express, which allows remote attackers to bypass content filtering, including virus checking, via fragmented emails of the message/partial content type.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q3/0113.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103184267105132&w=2
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0135.html
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10088.php
- http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5YP0A0K8CM.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103184501408453&w=2
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/836088
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5696
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-09/0134.html

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