# CVE-2003-0316: Venturi Client before 2.2, as used in certain Fourelle and Venturi Wireless products, can be used as an open proxy for various protocols, in

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2003-05-17 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Venturi Client before 2.2, as used in certain Fourelle and Venturi Wireless products, can be used as an open proxy for various protocols, including an open relay for SMTP, which allows it to be abused by spammers.

## 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/bugtraq/2003-05/0188.html
- http://www.venturiwireless.com/tech_support/Q_and_A/Q_A_09.htm

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