Protection mechanism failure in Amavis
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2024-28054 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-693 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
AMaViS Server applications / Server solutions for antivurus protection |
| Vendor | Amavis.org |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
1) Protection Mechanism Failure
EUVDB-ID: #VU87553
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-28054
CWE-ID:
CWE-693 - Protection Mechanism Failure
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to the way Amavis handles emails consisting of multiple parts (`Content-Type: multipart/*`). A remote attacker can create a specially crafted email message that can bypass antivirus scan and deliver potentially dangerous attachments to the end users.
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Vulnerable software versionsAMaViS: 0.1.1 - 20040701 rc5
External linksQ & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
