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openSUSE: Security Advisory for exim (openSUSE-SU-2023:0303-1)

🗓️ 04 Mar 2024 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AGType 
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Security Advisory for exim package(s) announced via openSUSE-SU-2023:0303-1 advisory contains fixes for remote code execution and information disclosure vulnerabilities

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# 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

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.833682");
  script_version("2025-08-08T05:44:56+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-42117", "CVE-2023-42119");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-08-08 05:44:56 +0000 (Fri, 08 Aug 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2025-08-07 18:06:14 +0000 (Thu, 07 Aug 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2024-03-04 07:45:37 +0000 (Mon, 04 Mar 2024)");
  script_name("openSUSE: Security Advisory for exim (openSUSE-SU-2023:0303-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("SuSE Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/opensuse", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=openSUSEBackportsSLE-15-SP5");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"openSUSE-SU-2023:0303-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/JKELMGZRJK3EIUZLCIOOV4BH6OK7NGW5");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'exim'
  package(s) announced via the openSUSE-SU-2023:0303-1 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"This update for exim fixes the following issues:

  - CVE-2023-42117: Fixes Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Remote
       Code Execution Vulnerability (boo#1215787)

  - CVE-2023-42119: Fixes dnsdb Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure
       Vulnerability (boo#1215789)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'exim' package(s) on openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP5.");

  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-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "openSUSEBackportsSLE-15-SP5") {

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"exim", rpm:"exim~4.94.2~bp155.5.6.1", rls:"openSUSEBackportsSLE-15-SP5"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"eximon", rpm:"eximon~4.94.2~bp155.5.6.1", rls:"openSUSEBackportsSLE-15-SP5"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"eximstats-html", rpm:"eximstats-html~4.94.2~bp155.5.6.1", rls:"openSUSEBackportsSLE-15-SP5"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"exim", rpm:"exim~4.94.2~bp155.5.6.1", rls:"openSUSEBackportsSLE-15-SP5"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"eximon", rpm:"eximon~4.94.2~bp155.5.6.1", rls:"openSUSEBackportsSLE-15-SP5"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"eximstats-html", rpm:"eximstats-html~4.94.2~bp155.5.6.1", rls:"openSUSEBackportsSLE-15-SP5"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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08 Aug 2025 00:00Current
6.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.5
CVSS 3.19.8
CVSS 38.1
EPSS0.05673
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