Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Dec 24, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-51766
CVE-2023-51766
Description
Exim before 4.97.1 allows SMTP smuggling in certain PIPELINING/CHUNKING configurations. Remote attackers can use a published exploitation technique to inject e-mail messages with a spoofed MAIL FROM address, allowing bypass of an SPF protection mechanism. This occurs because Exim supports . but some other popular e-mail servers do not.
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Affected products
32cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords23 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/eximpkg:apk/chainguard/exim-cdbpkg:apk/chainguard/exim-dbmdbpkg:apk/chainguard/exim-dnsdbpkg:apk/chainguard/exim-docpkg:apk/chainguard/exim-mysqlpkg:apk/chainguard/exim-pgsqlpkg:apk/chainguard/exim-scriptspkg:apk/chainguard/exim-sqlitepkg:apk/chainguard/exim-utilspkg:apk/wolfi/eximpkg:apk/wolfi/exim-cdbpkg:apk/wolfi/exim-dbmdbpkg:apk/wolfi/exim-dnsdbpkg:apk/wolfi/exim-docpkg:apk/wolfi/exim-mysqlpkg:apk/wolfi/exim-pgsqlpkg:apk/wolfi/exim-scriptspkg:apk/wolfi/exim-sqlitepkg:apk/wolfi/exim-utilspkg:rpm/opensuse/exim&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/exim&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/exim&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP5
< 4.97.1-r0+ 22 more
- (no CPE)range: < 4.97.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 4.97.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 4.97.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 4.97.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 4.97.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 4.97.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 4.97.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 4.97.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 4.97.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 4.97.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 4.97.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 4.97.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 4.97.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 4.97.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 4.97.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 4.97.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 4.97.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 4.97.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 4.97.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 4.97.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 4.97.1-bp155.5.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.97.1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.97.1-bp155.5.9.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
22- git.exim.org/exim.git/commit/5bb786d5ad568a88d50d15452aacc8404047e5canvdPatch
- git.exim.org/exim.git/commit/cf1376206284f2a4f11e32d931d4aade34c206c5nvdPatch
- www.youtube.com/watchnvdExploit
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/24/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/25/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/29/2nvdMailing ListMitigationThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/01/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/01/2nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/01/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- github.com/Exim/exim/blob/master/doc/doc-txt/cve-2023-51766nvdMitigationVendor Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00002.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ORN7OKEQPPBKUHYRQ6LR5PSNBQVDHAWB/nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QPDWHJPABVJCXDSNELSSVTIVAJU2MDUQ/nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lwn.net/Articles/956533/nvdThird Party Advisory
- sec-consult.com/blog/detail/smtp-smuggling-spoofing-e-mails-worldwide/nvdTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/23/2nvdIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- exim.org/static/doc/security/CVE-2023-51766.txtnvdBroken Link
- fahrplan.events.ccc.de/congress/2023/fahrplan/events/11782.htmlnvdTechnical Description
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ORN7OKEQPPBKUHYRQ6LR5PSNBQVDHAWB/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/QPDWHJPABVJCXDSNELSSVTIVAJU2MDUQ/nvd
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