Re: [exim] CVE-2019-15846 ..Exim Vulnerability

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Author: Dmitriy Matrosov
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] CVE-2019-15846 ..Exim Vulnerability


On September 12, 2019 1:46:35 PM GMT+03:00, Heiko Schlittermann via Exim-users <exim-users@???> wrote:
>Bhawna.Kapur--- via Exim-users <exim-users@???> (Do 12 Sep 2019
>12:25:55 CEST):
>> We have Debian 7 (Wheezy) in our environment.
>
>This is very outdated already.
>
>> Exim version 4.80 #3 built 14-Mar-2016 20:04:52
>> Is this version of exim is vulnerable ? What would you recommend?
>
>In the CVE we stated, that *all* versions are vulnerable, while there
>is
>some indication, that versions prior 4.80 *may* not be vulnerable. But
>I
>wouldn't rely on this.
>
>So, upgrade. If you've luck, Debian still provides security updates for
>your outdated Debian version. Read on their webpages.
>
>If you're out of luck, either upgrade your Debian system to a recent
>one, or prepare to compile Exim on your own. (This is not as hard as it
>seems, but you have to care about further updates manually).


Does the fix in acl discussed recently make such versions more or less secure?

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