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MAILsweeper Archive File Filtering Bypass

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks the remote banner

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is running MAILsweeper - a content security solution
for SMTP.

There is a flaw in the remote version of MAILsweeper which may permit
a possible hacker to bypass the archive filtering settings of the remote server
by sending an archive in the format 7ZIP, ACE, ARC, BH, BZIP2,
HAP, IMG, PAK, RAR or ZOO.

Solution : Upgrade to MAILsweeper 4.3.15 or newer
Network Security Threat Level: Medium

Networks Security ID: 10940

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003 Tenable Network Security

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