On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 08:36:02AM +0100, Andrew C Aitchison via mailop wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Sep 2023, Jay R. Ashworth via mailop wrote:
> > I haven't even heard exim *mentioned* in like 20 years; these stats can't be
> > right, can they?
> > 
> > https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/millions-of-exim-mail-servers-exposed-to-zero-day-rce-attacks/
> 
> https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/09/critical-vulnerabilities-in-exim-threaten-over-250k-email-servers-worldwide/?comments=1
> 
> gives a more plausible stat.

The question is how many of those exim servers are actually vulnerable.

My understanding (after looking a bit into these issues, but not
having any inside knowledge) is that it heavily depends on your
configuration and only a tiny percentage of servers will be affected
(this includes CVE-2023-42115).


Christof

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