| VID |
18122 |
| Severity |
40 |
| Port |
25 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
SMTP |
| Detailed Description |
According to its banner, the version of Exim running on the remote host is prior to 4.92.2. It is, therefore, potentially affected by a remote code execution vulnerability allowing unauthenticated, remote attackers to execute arbitrary code as root via a trailing backslash.
* Note: This check solely relied on the banner of the remote SMTP server to assess this vulnerability, so this might be a false positive.
* References:
https://exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2019-15846.txt
* Platforms Affected:
Cambridge University, Exim versions prior to 4.92.2
Unix Any version
Linux Any version |
| Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest exim package (4.92.2 or later), available from the Exim Internet Mailer Web site at http://www.exim.org/ |
| Related URL |
CVE-2019-15846 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
(SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
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