Check Point Advisories

Exim Remote Code Execution (CVE-2024-39929)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2024-0584
Date Published:	16 Jul 2024
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 16 July, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2024-39929
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Exim up to and including 4.97.1
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Exim. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Exim Remote Code Execution (CVE-2024-39929) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: SMTP Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Exim Remote Code Execution (CVE-2024-39929)