CVE-2004-1098

MIMEDefang in MIME-tools 5.414 allows remote attackers to bypass virus scanning capabilities via an e-mail attachment with a virus that contains an empty boundary string in the Content-Type header.

Published: 2005-01-10 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2004-1098 is rated Moderate Risk (56.5/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.58%). EPSS rose +1.14% 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-2004-1098

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% 1.58% +1.14%
2 2025-03-30 0.46% 0.45% -0.01%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.46% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-1098

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-2004-1098

OS Trackers for CVE-2004-1098

vendor priority summary link
gentoo low CVE-2004-1098: 1 GLSA(s) (200411-06), 1 atom(s) (dev-perl/MIME-tools); latest impact low. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2004-1098

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-1098

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
roaring_penguin mimedefang 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:roaring_penguin:mimedefang:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roaring_penguin mimedefang 2.14 cpe:2.3:a:roaring_penguin:mimedefang:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roaring_penguin mimedefang 2.20 cpe:2.3:a:roaring_penguin:mimedefang:2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roaring_penguin mimedefang 2.21 cpe:2.3:a:roaring_penguin:mimedefang:2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roaring_penguin mimedefang 2.38 cpe:2.3:a:roaring_penguin:mimedefang:2.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roaring_penguin mimedefang 2.39 cpe:2.3:a:roaring_penguin:mimedefang:2.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roaring_penguin mimedefang 2.41 cpe:2.3:a:roaring_penguin:mimedefang:2.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roaring_penguin mimedefang 2.42 cpe:2.3:a:roaring_penguin:mimedefang:2.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roaring_penguin mimedefang 2.43 cpe:2.3:a:roaring_penguin:mimedefang:2.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roaring_penguin mimedefang 2.44 cpe:2.3:a:roaring_penguin:mimedefang:2.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roaring_penguin mimedefang 2.45 cpe:2.3:a:roaring_penguin:mimedefang:2.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roaring_penguin mimedefang 4.46 cpe:2.3:a:roaring_penguin:mimedefang:4.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roaring_penguin mimedefang 4.47 cpe:2.3:a:roaring_penguin:mimedefang:4.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 9.2 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 9.2 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0:*:amd64:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.1 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 10.1 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux_corporate_server 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux_corporate_server 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:2.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 8.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 8.2 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.1 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse suse_linux 9.2 cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-1098

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