CVE-2003-1154

MAILsweeper for SMTP 4.3 allows remote attackers to bypass virus protection via a mail message with a malformed zip attachment, as exploited by certain MIMAIL virus variants.

Published: 2003-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2003-1154 is rated Moderate Risk (57.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.68%). EPSS rose +1.24% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2003-1154

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.45% 1.68% +1.24%
2 2025-03-30 0.46% 0.45% -0.01%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.46% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2003-1154

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2003-1154

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2003-1154

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
clearswift mailsweeper 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clearswift mailsweeper 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clearswift mailsweeper 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clearswift mailsweeper 4.3 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clearswift mailsweeper 4.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clearswift mailsweeper 4.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clearswift mailsweeper 4.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clearswift mailsweeper 4.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clearswift mailsweeper 4.3.6_sp1 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.3.6_sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clearswift mailsweeper 4.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clearswift mailsweeper 4.3.8 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
clearswift mailsweeper 4.3.10 cpe:2.3:a:clearswift:mailsweeper:4.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2003-1154

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