Fedora EPEL 8 update for exim



Published: 2024-01-03
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-51766
CWE-ID CWE-77
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU84728

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-51766

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to spoof email messages.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when handling line endings other than <CR><LF>. A remote attacker can spoof contents of email message and bypass SPF protection mechanism.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 8

exim: before 4.97.1-1.el8

External links

http://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2024-9bc09085c7


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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