CVE-2002-2228 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (MailScanner before 4.0 5-1 and before 3.2 6-1 allows remote)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2002-2228 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 6.4 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| CWE | CWE-20 |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2002-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
🔍 Search all vulnerabilities →
$999/mo
Try CVECheck →