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MEDIUM
CVE-2024-39929
Exim MIME Filename Validation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

July 4, 2024, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 9, 2024, 4:22 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.5

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-39929 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-39929 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.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Exim exim

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).

POC to test CVE-2024-39929 against EXIM mail servers

Python

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 29, 2024, 3:09 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Detection method for Exim vulnerability CVE-2024-39929

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 12, 2024, 6:01 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 4, 2023, 11:20 a.m. This repo has been linked 9 different CVEs too.

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security cve exploit poc vulnerability

Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
6375 stars 1107 fork 1107 watcher
Born at : Dec. 8, 2019, 1:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 904 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-39929 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • The Cyber Express
Weekly Vulnerability Report: Cyble Urges Fixes in SolarWinds, Cisco, Ivanti & Microsoft

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Published Date: Jul 29, 2024 (3 months, 3 weeks ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-39929 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 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jul. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 04, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description 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.
    Added Reference MITRE https://git.exim.org/exim.git/commit/6ce5c70cff8989418e05d01fd2a57703007a6357 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://git.exim.org/exim.git/commit/1b3209b0577a9327ebb076f3b32b8a159c253f7b [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/Exim/exim/compare/exim-4.98-RC2...exim-4.98-RC3 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2231.txt [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3099#c4 [No types assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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