The mailguard feature in Cisco Secure PIX Firewall 5.2(2) and earlier does not properly restrict access to SMTP commands, which allows remote attackers to execute restricted commands by sending a DATA command before sending the restricted commands.
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5277
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/PIXfirewallSMTPfilter-pub.shtml
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0241.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0222.html