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 mechanism, and potentially deliver executable
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 41.49% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 98.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2024-07-04 00:00Z2 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-03-18 15:37Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2024-07-04
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.4)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 82fe333d474fe78d1e23a42f0ca78e1c18dfa69769f3d2b054a8248f2b03047f
05 Affected products
06 References
- git.exim.orghttps://git.exim.org/exim.git/commit/6ce5c70cff8989418e05d01fd2a57703007a6357
- git.exim.orghttps://git.exim.org/exim.git/commit/1b3209b0577a9327ebb076f3b32b8a159c253f7b
- github.comhttps://github.com/Exim/exim/compare/exim-4.98-RC2...exim-4.98-RC3
- www.rfc-editor.orghttps://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2231.txt
- bugs.exim.orghttps://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3099#c4
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- exim4 Fixed in 4.96-15+deb12u5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- exim4 Fixed in 4.98~RC3-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- exim4 Fixed in 4.98~RC3-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- exim4 Fixed in 4.93-13ubuntu1.12
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- exim4 Fixed in 4.95-4ubuntu2.6
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- exim4 Fixed in 4.97-4ubuntu4.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- exim4 Fixed in 4.86.2-2ubuntu2.6+esm8Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- exim4 Fixed in 4.90.1-1ubuntu1.10+esm5Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.