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FreeBSD : exim -- DKIM private key leak (e7002b26-caaa-11e6-a76a-9f7324e5534e)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 96122

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The Exim project reports :

Exim leaks the private DKIM signing key to the log files.
Additionally, if the build option EXPERIMENTAL_DSN_INFO=yes is used, the key material is included in the bounce message.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://exim.org/static/doc/CVE-2016-9963.txt

http://www.nessus.org/u?02b7365f

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 96122

File Name: freebsd_pkg_e7002b26caaa11e6a76a9f7324e5534e.nasl

Version: 3.7

Type: local

Published: 12/27/2016

Updated: 1/7/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 1.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-9963

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:exim

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/25/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/15/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-9963