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Exim < 4.90.1 RCE Vulnerability (Version Check)

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

SMTP problems

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

7.5

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

6 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

Exim is prone to a remote code execution vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

Exim is prone to an overflow vulnerability in the base64 decode function. The flaw exists due to a calculation mistake of decode buffer length in the b64decode function.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Exim versions before 4.90.1.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Update to version 4.90.1 or later.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)