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.
History

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Exim
Exim exim
Weaknesses CWE-116
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Exim
Exim exim
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-03-18T15:37:58.804Z

Reserved: 2024-07-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2024-39929

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T04:33:11.626Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-07-04T15:15:10.323

Modified: 2025-03-18T16:15:21.850

Link: CVE-2024-39929

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2024-07-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-39929 - Bugzilla