Debian dla-3599 : exim4 - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 182430

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3599 advisory.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3599-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Markus Koschany October 02, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : exim4 Version : 4.92-8+deb10u8 CVE ID : CVE-2023-42114 CVE-2023-42116

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in Exim, a mail transport agent, which could result in remote code execution if the SPA/NTLM authenticators are used.

For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 4.92-8+deb10u8.

We recommend that you upgrade your exim4 packages.

For the detailed security status of exim4 please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/exim4

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS Attachment:
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Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the exim4 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 182430

File Name: debian_DLA-3599.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 10/3/2023

Updated: 8/8/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.76

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-42116

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:exim4, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:exim4-base, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:exim4-config, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:exim4-daemon-heavy, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:exim4-daemon-light, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:exim4-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:eximon4

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/2/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/2/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-42114, CVE-2023-42116

IAVA: 2023-A-0521-S

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