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Exim < 4.97.1 SMTP Smuggling Vulnerability (Dec 2023)

2024-01-1000:00:00
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smtp
vulnerability
spoofing
e-mails
bypass
spf
security
update

5.3 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

5.5 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.003 Low

EPSS

Percentile

68.4%

Exim is prone to a SMTP smuggling vulnerability.

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:exim:exim";

if (description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.114254");
  script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:11+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:11 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2024-01-10 10:31:13 +0000 (Wed, 10 Jan 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2024-02-02 02:22:45 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-51766");

  # nb: General availability of backports on major Linux distros but also only affected in specific
  # configurations.
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_name("Exim < 4.97.1 SMTP Smuggling Vulnerability (Dec 2023)");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("SMTP problems");
  script_dependencies("gb_exim_smtp_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("exim/detected");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Exim is prone to a SMTP smuggling vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Exim 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.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Exim versions prior to 4.97.1.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 4.97.1 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2023-51766.txt");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3063");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://sec-consult.com/blog/detail/smtp-smuggling-spoofing-e-mails-worldwide/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/21/6");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://fahrplan.events.ccc.de/congress/2023/fahrplan/events/11782.html");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if (!port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE))
  exit(0);

if (!version = get_app_version(cpe: CPE, port: port))
  exit(0);

if (version_is_less(version: version, test_version: "4.97.1")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "4.97.1");
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

5.3 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

5.5 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.003 Low

EPSS

Percentile

68.4%