Multiple content security gateway and antivirus products allow remote attackers to bypass content restrictions via MIME messages that use malformed quoting in MIME headers, parameters, and values, including (1) fields that should not be quoted, (2) duplicate quotes, or (3) missing leading or trailing quote characters, which may be interpreted differently by mail clients.
CVE-2003-1016 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from clearswift, from f-secure, from paul_l_daniels organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Originally identified in 2004, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.
2004-10-20T04:00:00.000
2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Deferred
CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
10.0
6.4
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | clearswift | mailsweeper | 4.3.7 | Yes |
| Application | clearswift | mailsweeper | 4.3.8 | Yes |
| Application | clearswift | mailsweeper | 4.3.10 | Yes |
| Application | clearswift | mailsweeper | 4.3.11 | Yes |
| Application | clearswift | mailsweeper | 4.3.13 | Yes |
| Application | clearswift | mailsweeper | 4.3.14 | Yes |
| Application | clearswift | mailsweeper | 4.3.15 | Yes |
| Application | f-secure | internet_gatekeeper | 6.3 | Yes |
| Application | f-secure | internet_gatekeeper | 6.4 | Yes |
| Application | f-secure | internet_gatekeeper | 6.31 | Yes |
| Application | f-secure | internet_gatekeeper | 6.32 | Yes |
| Application | paul_l_daniels | ripmime | 1.2.0 | Yes |
| Application | paul_l_daniels | ripmime | 1.2.1 | Yes |
| Application | paul_l_daniels | ripmime | 1.2.2 | Yes |
| Application | paul_l_daniels | ripmime | 1.2.3 | Yes |
| Application | paul_l_daniels | ripmime | 1.2.4 | Yes |
| Application | paul_l_daniels | ripmime | 1.2.5 | Yes |
| Application | paul_l_daniels | ripmime | 1.2.6 | Yes |
| Application | paul_l_daniels | ripmime | 1.2.7 | Yes |
| Application | paul_l_daniels | ripmime | 1.3.2.0 | Yes |
| Application | paul_l_daniels | ripmime | 1.3.2.2 | Yes |
| Application | paul_l_daniels | ripmime | 1.3.2.3 | Yes |
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