GLSA 201401-32: Exim: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	high
Title:	Exim: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	01/27/2014
Bugs:	#322665, #348249, #353352, #366369, #439734
ID:	201401-32

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Exim, the worst of which leading to remote execution of arbitrary code with root privileges.

Background

Exim is a highly configurable, drop-in replacement for sendmail.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
mail-mta/exim	< 4.80.1	>= 4.80.1	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Exim. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with root privileges, or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Exim users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-mta/exim-4.80.1"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201401-32.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.