The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'exim4' package(s) announced via the DSA-2232-1 advisory. Exim, the default mail transport agent in Debian, potentially allows malicious mail senders to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2011-1764
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 45 |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Security fix for the ALT Linux 5 package exim version 4.76-alt0.M50P.1 | 16 May 201100:00 | – | altlinux |
![]() | CVE-2011-1764 | 5 Oct 201101:00 | – | cvelist |
![]() | [SECURITY] [DSA 2232-1] exim4 security update | 6 May 201119:41 | – | debian |
![]() | [BSA-035] Security Update for exim4 | 10 May 201117:01 | – | debian |
![]() | Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 10.10 / 11.04 : exim4 vulnerability (USN-1130-1) | 13 Jun 201100:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Debian DSA-2232-1 : exim4 - format string vulnerability | 9 May 201100:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | openSUSE Security Update : exim (openSUSE-SU-2011:0456-1) | 13 Jun 201400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | openSUSE Security Update : exim (openSUSE-SU-2011:0456-1) | 13 Jun 201400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Exim < 4.76 dkim_exim_verify_finish() DKIM-Signature Header Format String | 10 May 201100:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Fedora 14 : exim-4.76-1.fc14 (2011-7047) | 18 May 201100:00 | – | nessus |
Source | Link |
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security-tracker | www.security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-2232 |
debian | www.debian.org/security/2011/DSA-2232-1 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 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
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.69730");
script_cve_id("CVE-2011-1764");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-08-03 02:36:20 +0000 (Wed, 03 Aug 2011)");
script_version("2024-02-01T14:37:10+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-01 14:37:10 +0000 (Thu, 01 Feb 2024)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_name("Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-2232-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Debian Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/debian_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=DEB6");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"DSA-2232-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2011/DSA-2232-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-2232");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'exim4' package(s) announced via the DSA-2232-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"It was discovered that Exim, the default mail transport agent in Debian, uses DKIM data obtain from DNS directly in a format string, potentially allowing malicious mail senders to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2011-1764)
The oldstable distribution (lenny) is not affected by this problem because it does not contain DKIM support.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 4.72-6+squeeze1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 4.75-3.
We recommend that you upgrade your exim4 packages.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'exim4' package(s) on Debian 6.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");
release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "DEB6") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"exim4", ver:"4.72-6+squeeze1", rls:"DEB6"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"exim4-base", ver:"4.72-6+squeeze1", rls:"DEB6"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"exim4-config", ver:"4.72-6+squeeze1", rls:"DEB6"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"exim4-daemon-heavy", ver:"4.72-6+squeeze1", rls:"DEB6"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"exim4-daemon-heavy-dbg", ver:"4.72-6+squeeze1", rls:"DEB6"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"exim4-daemon-light", ver:"4.72-6+squeeze1", rls:"DEB6"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"exim4-daemon-light-dbg", ver:"4.72-6+squeeze1", rls:"DEB6"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"exim4-dbg", ver:"4.72-6+squeeze1", rls:"DEB6"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"exim4-dev", ver:"4.72-6+squeeze1", rls:"DEB6"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"eximon4", ver:"4.72-6+squeeze1", rls:"DEB6"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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