CVE-2024-28054 (CVSS 7.4)

Description

Amavis before 2.12.3 and 2.13.x before 2.13.1, in part because of its use of MIME-tools, has an Interpretation Conflict (relative to some mail user agents) when there are multiple boundary parameters in a MIME email message. Consequently, there can be an incorrect check for banned files or malware.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.4

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-436 CWE-436

References

Other References

https://gitlab.com/amavis/amavis/-/issues/112 https://gitlab.com/amavis/amavis/-/raw/v2.13.1/README_FILES/README.CVE-2024-28054 https://lists.amavis.org/pipermail/amavis-users/2024-March/006811.html https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6J2MK2CS3KNJOS66QLW2MBJ4PIDLWJP5/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CDF6M3UXP45INVSWB4HXEDZH35CVZIJ4/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XQQQQPTZ5JHXTUCYUXZHY6RZJ6VOGOAJ/ https://metacpan.org/pod/MIME::Tools https://www.amavis.org/release-notes.txt https://gitlab.com/amavis/amavis/-/issues/112 https://gitlab.com/amavis/amavis/-/raw/v2.13.1/README_FILES/README.CVE-2024-28054

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-28054? +

Amavis before 2.12.3 and 2.13.x before 2.13.1, in part because of its use of MIME-tools, has an Interpretation Conflict (relative to some mail user agents) when there are multiple boundary parameters in a MIME email message. Consequently, there can be an incorrect check for banned files or malware. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.4 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2024-28054? +

CVE-2024-28054 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.4 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-28054? +

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