Exim dnsdb Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Exim. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the smtp service, which listens on TCP port 25 by default. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-17643.

The remote Fedora 40 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2023-0abcfebecd advisory.

  - AUTH Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability [epel-all] (CVE-2023-42115)

  - Exim SMTP Challenge Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2023-42116,     CVE-2023-42117)

  - NTLM Challenge Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability [epel-all] (CVE-2023-42114)

  - dnsdb Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability [epel-all] (CVE-2023-42119)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202402-18 (Exim: Multiple Vulnerabilities)

  - Exim before 4.97.1 allows SMTP smuggling in certain PIPELINING/CHUNKING configurations. Remote attackers     can use a published exploitation technique to inject e-mail messages with a spoofed MAIL FROM address,     allowing bypass of an SPF protection mechanism. This occurs because Exim supports <LF>.<CR><LF> but some     other popular e-mail servers do not. (CVE-2023-51766)

  - NTLM Challenge Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability [epel-all] (CVE-2023-42114)

  - AUTH Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability [epel-all] (CVE-2023-42115)

  - Exim SMTP Challenge Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2023-42116,     CVE-2023-42117)

  - dnsdb Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability [epel-all] (CVE-2023-42119)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2024:0007-1 advisory.

  - A vulnerability was found in Exim and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown     processing of the component Regex Handler. The manipulation leads to use after free. The name of the patch     is 4e9ed49f8f12eb331b29bd5b6dc3693c520fddc2. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The     identifier VDB-211073 was assigned to this vulnerability. (CVE-2022-3559)

  - NTLM Challenge Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability [epel-all] (CVE-2023-42114)

  - AUTH Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability [epel-all] (CVE-2023-42115)

  - Exim SMTP Challenge Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2023-42116,     CVE-2023-42117)

  - dnsdb Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability [epel-all] (CVE-2023-42119)

  - Exim before 4.97.1 allows SMTP smuggling in certain PIPELINING/CHUNKING configurations. Remote attackers     can use a published exploitation technique to inject e-mail messages with a spoofed MAIL FROM address,     allowing bypass of an SPF protection mechanism. This occurs because Exim supports <LF>.<CR><LF> but some     other popular e-mail servers do not. (CVE-2023-51766)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 39 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2023-f1c8e4c1cc advisory.

  - AUTH Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability [epel-all] (CVE-2023-42115)

  - Exim SMTP Challenge Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2023-42116,     CVE-2023-42117)

  - NTLM Challenge Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability [epel-all] (CVE-2023-42114)

  - dnsdb Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability [epel-all] (CVE-2023-42119)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6455-1 advisory.

  - Exim SMTP Challenge Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2023-42117)

  - dnsdb Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability [fedora-all] (CVE-2023-42119)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to its banner, the version of Exim running on the remote host is prior to 4.96.2. It is, therefore, potentially affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements (CVE-2023-42117)

  - dnsdb Out-Of-Bounds Read (CVE-2023-42119)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2023:0303-1 advisory.

  - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Remote Code Execution Vulnerability [fedora-all]     (CVE-2023-42117)

  - dnsdb Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability [fedora-all] (CVE-2023-42119)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2023:0304-1 advisory.

  - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Remote Code Execution Vulnerability [fedora-all]     (CVE-2023-42117)

  - dnsdb Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability [fedora-all] (CVE-2023-42119)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 37 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2023-0a7690525f advisory.

  - AUTH Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability [epel-all] (CVE-2023-42115)

  - Exim SMTP Challenge Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2023-42116,     CVE-2023-42117)

  - NTLM Challenge Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability [epel-all] (CVE-2023-42114)

  - dnsdb Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability [epel-all] (CVE-2023-42119)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 38 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2023-42313af0de advisory.

  - AUTH Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability [epel-all] (CVE-2023-42115)

  - Exim SMTP Challenge Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2023-42116,     CVE-2023-42117)

  - NTLM Challenge Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability [epel-all] (CVE-2023-42114)

  - dnsdb Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability [epel-all] (CVE-2023-42119)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
194566	Fedora 40 : exim (2023-0abcfebecd)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	critical
190665	GLSA-202402-18 : Exim: Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	medium
187650	openSUSE 15 Security Update : exim (openSUSE-SU-2024:0007-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
185341	Fedora 39 : exim (2023-f1c8e4c1cc)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	critical
183929	Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.04 / 23.10 : Exim vulnerabilities (USN-6455-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
183510	Exim < 4.96.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	SMTP problems	high
183383	openSUSE 15 Security Update : exim (openSUSE-SU-2023:0303-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
183362	openSUSE 15 Security Update : exim (openSUSE-SU-2023:0304-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
182768	Fedora 37 : exim (2023-0a7690525f)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	critical
182767	Fedora 38 : exim (2023-42313af0de)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	critical

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