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CVE-2024-39929

Exim through 4.97.1 misparses a multiline RFC 2231 header filename, and thus remote attackers can bypass a $mime_filename extension-blocking

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Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
2 proofs of concept on GitHub
  • Exploitation: poc
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

Exim through 4.97.1 misparses a multiline RFC 2231 header filename, and thus remote attackers can bypass a $mime_filename extension-blocking protection mechanism, and potentially deliver executable attachments to the mailboxes of end users.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated
  4. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

References 7

git.exim.org

GitHub · Exim/exim

rfc-editor.org

bugs.exim.org

GitHub · michael-david-fry/CVE-2024-39929

GitHub · rxerium/CVE-2024-39929