CVE-2007-4242

The pop3 Proxy in Astaro Security Gateway (ASG) 7 does not perform virus scanning of attachments that exceed the maximum attachment size, and passes these attachments, which allows remote attackers to bypass this scanning via a large attachment.

Published: 2007-08-08 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-4242 is rated Moderate Risk (46.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.54%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.15% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-4242

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 0.40% 1.54% +1.15%
2 2026-03-27 0.28% 0.40% +0.12%
3 2026-02-06 0.28%

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-4242

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-4242

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-4242

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
astaro security_gateway 7.0 cpe:2.3:h:astaro:security_gateway:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-4242

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