CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
93.6%
The Qualys Research Labs reported several vulnerabilities in Exim, a mail transport agent, which could result in local privilege escalation and remote code execution.
Details can be found in the Qualys advisory at https://www.qualys.com/2021/05/04/21nails/21nails.txt
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-4912. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(149275);
script_version("1.8");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/04/11");
script_cve_id(
"CVE-2020-28007",
"CVE-2020-28008",
"CVE-2020-28009",
"CVE-2020-28010",
"CVE-2020-28011",
"CVE-2020-28012",
"CVE-2020-28013",
"CVE-2020-28014",
"CVE-2020-28015",
"CVE-2020-28017",
"CVE-2020-28019",
"CVE-2020-28021",
"CVE-2020-28022",
"CVE-2020-28023",
"CVE-2020-28024",
"CVE-2020-28025",
"CVE-2020-28026"
);
script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"4912");
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2021-A-0216-S");
script_name(english:"Debian DSA-4912-1 : exim4 - security update");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Qualys Research Labs reported several vulnerabilities in Exim, a
mail transport agent, which could result in local privilege escalation
and remote code execution.
Details can be found in the Qualys advisory at
https://www.qualys.com/2021/05/04/21nails/21nails.txt");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.qualys.com/2021/05/04/21nails/21nails.txt");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/exim4");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/exim4");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4912");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade the exim4 packages.
For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed
in version 4.92-8+deb10u6.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2020-28026");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2021/05/06");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2021/05/04");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2021/05/05");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:exim4");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2021-2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("debian_package.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
flag = 0;
if (deb_check(release:"10.0", prefix:"exim4", reference:"4.92-8+deb10u6")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"10.0", prefix:"exim4-base", reference:"4.92-8+deb10u6")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"10.0", prefix:"exim4-config", reference:"4.92-8+deb10u6")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"10.0", prefix:"exim4-daemon-heavy", reference:"4.92-8+deb10u6")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"10.0", prefix:"exim4-daemon-light", reference:"4.92-8+deb10u6")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"10.0", prefix:"exim4-dev", reference:"4.92-8+deb10u6")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"10.0", prefix:"eximon4", reference:"4.92-8+deb10u6")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
else security_hole(0);
exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-28007
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-28008
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-28009
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-28010
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-28011
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-28012
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-28013
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-28014
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-28015
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-28017
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-28019
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-28021
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-28022
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-28023
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-28024
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-28025
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-28026
packages.debian.org/source/buster/exim4
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/exim4
www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4912
www.qualys.com/2021/05/04/21nails/21nails.txt
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
93.6%