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Most of Exim email servers could be hacked by exploiting 21Nails flaws

Security Affairsby @securityaffairs ()3 min read3 · 1 read
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2019-10149
Unvalidated Email Recipient Enables Remote Command Execution in Exim MTA
9.8100%KEVPoC ×5
KEV
CVE-2019-15846
Exim before 4.92.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via a trailing backslash
9.836%
CVE-2019-16928
Exim Out-of-bounds Write Vulnerability
9.842%KEVPoC ×2
KEV
CVE-2020-28018
+20 related CVEs
Exim 4 before 4.94.2 allows Use After Free in smtp_reset in certain situations that may be common for builds with OpenSSL
9.8
group max
57%

From the original article

3 min read at securityaffairs.com

The maintainers of the Exim email server software addressed a collection of 21 issues, dubbed 21Nails, that can allow attackers to fully compromise mail servers. The maintainers of the Exim email server software have released security updates to address a collection of 21 vulnerabilities, dubbed 21Nails , that can be exploited by attackers to take over servers and access email traffic through them.

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