Exim through 4.97.1 misparses a multiline RFC 2231 header filename, and thus remote attackers can bypass a $mime_filename extension-blocking protection mechanism, and potentially deliver executable attachments to the mailboxes of end users.
Published 2024-07-04 15:15:10
Updated 2025-03-18 16:15:22
Source MITRE
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Products affected by CVE-2024-39929

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-39929

28.06%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 96 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2024-39929

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.4
MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
2.8
2.5
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 2024-07-09

CWE ids for CVE-2024-39929

  • The product prepares a structured message for communication with another component, but encoding or escaping of the data is either missing or done incorrectly. As a result, the intended structure of the message is not preserved.
    Assigned by: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

References for CVE-2024-39929

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