7.4
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2024-28054
Amavis MIMEtools Interpretation Conflict Vulnerability
Description

Amavis before 2.12.3 and 2.13.x before 2.13.1, in part because of its use of MIME-tools, has an Interpretation Conflict (relative to some mail user agents) when there are multiple boundary parameters in a MIME email message. Consequently, there can be an incorrect check for banned files or malware.

INFO

Published Date :

March 18, 2024, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 4, 2025, 10:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-28054 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
Update Amavis to address an interpretation conflict vulnerability in MIME message handling.
  • Update the affected Amavis packages.
  • Restart the Amavis service.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-28054 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-28054.

URL Resource
https://gitlab.com/amavis/amavis/-/issues/112
https://gitlab.com/amavis/amavis/-/raw/v2.13.1/README_FILES/README.CVE-2024-28054
https://lists.amavis.org/pipermail/amavis-users/2024-March/006811.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6J2MK2CS3KNJOS66QLW2MBJ4PIDLWJP5/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CDF6M3UXP45INVSWB4HXEDZH35CVZIJ4/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XQQQQPTZ5JHXTUCYUXZHY6RZJ6VOGOAJ/
https://metacpan.org/pod/MIME::Tools
https://www.amavis.org/release-notes.txt
https://gitlab.com/amavis/amavis/-/issues/112
https://gitlab.com/amavis/amavis/-/raw/v2.13.1/README_FILES/README.CVE-2024-28054
https://lists.amavis.org/pipermail/amavis-users/2024-March/006811.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6J2MK2CS3KNJOS66QLW2MBJ4PIDLWJP5/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CDF6M3UXP45INVSWB4HXEDZH35CVZIJ4/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XQQQQPTZ5JHXTUCYUXZHY6RZJ6VOGOAJ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6J2MK2CS3KNJOS66QLW2MBJ4PIDLWJP5/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XQQQQPTZ5JHXTUCYUXZHY6RZJ6VOGOAJ/
https://metacpan.org/pod/MIME::Tools
https://www.amavis.org/release-notes.txt
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-28054 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-28054 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Updated: 1 year, 7 months ago
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Born at : March 24, 2024, 3:01 p.m. This repo has been linked 1214 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-28054 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-28054 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 04, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6J2MK2CS3KNJOS66QLW2MBJ4PIDLWJP5/
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 04, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XQQQQPTZ5JHXTUCYUXZHY6RZJ6VOGOAJ/
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Mar. 27, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-436
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://gitlab.com/amavis/amavis/-/issues/112
    Added Reference https://gitlab.com/amavis/amavis/-/raw/v2.13.1/README_FILES/README.CVE-2024-28054
    Added Reference https://lists.amavis.org/pipermail/amavis-users/2024-March/006811.html
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6J2MK2CS3KNJOS66QLW2MBJ4PIDLWJP5/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CDF6M3UXP45INVSWB4HXEDZH35CVZIJ4/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XQQQQPTZ5JHXTUCYUXZHY6RZJ6VOGOAJ/
    Added Reference https://metacpan.org/pod/MIME::Tools
    Added Reference https://www.amavis.org/release-notes.txt
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 23, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6J2MK2CS3KNJOS66QLW2MBJ4PIDLWJP5/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CDF6M3UXP45INVSWB4HXEDZH35CVZIJ4/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XQQQQPTZ5JHXTUCYUXZHY6RZJ6VOGOAJ/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Amavis before 2.12.3 and 2.13.x before 2.13.1, in part because of its use of MIME-tools, has an Interpretation Conflict (relative to some mail user agents) when there are multiple boundary parameters in a MIME email message. Consequently, there can be an incorrect check for banned files or malware.
    Added Reference MITRE https://www.amavis.org/release-notes.txt [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://metacpan.org/pod/MIME::Tools [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://gitlab.com/amavis/amavis/-/issues/112 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://gitlab.com/amavis/amavis/-/raw/v2.13.1/README_FILES/README.CVE-2024-28054 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.amavis.org/pipermail/amavis-users/2024-March/006811.html [No types assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.