Fedora 39 update for 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
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

amavis
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Protection Mechanism Failure

EUVDB-ID: #VU87553

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-28054

CWE-ID: CWE-693 - Protection Mechanism Failure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The 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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 39

amavis: before 2.13.1-1.fc39

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2024-3cf9eb64ba


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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