Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 23, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2009-5121

Description

Websense Email Security 7.1 before Hotfix 4 allows remote attackers to bypass the sender-based blacklist by using the 8BITMIME EHLO keyword in the SMTP session.

Affected products

Websense/Email Security
cpe:2.3:a:websense:websense_email_security:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

www.websense.com/support/article/t-kbarticle/Hotfix-4-for-Websense-Email-Security-v7-1nvdVendor Advisory

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