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Critical flaw in Exim MTA could allow to deliver malware to users' inboxes

Security Affairsby @securityaffairs ()1 min read2 · 1 read
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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
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 protection…
5.441%PoC

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A critical vulnerability in Exim mail server allows attackers to deliver malicious executable attachments to mailboxes. Attackers can exploit a critical security flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-39929 (CVSS score of 9. 1), in the Exim mail transfer agent to deliver malicious attachments to target users’ inboxes.

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