October 16, 2019 CRITICAL VULNERABILITY IN EXIM SERVERS EXPOSED MILLIONS TO CYBER-ATTACKS This flaw in EXIM email servers leaves millions of users at risk of being hacked by allowing attackers to execute critical commands. If you are not familiar with the...
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October 16, 2019 CRITICAL VULNERABILITY IN EXIM SERVERS EXPOSED MILLIONS TO CYBER-ATTACKS This flaw in EXIM email servers leaves millions of users at risk of being hacked by allowing attackers to execute critical commands. If you are not familiar with the term then you might be wondering what EXIM is? Allow me to explain, EXIM is an open source MTA or mail transfer agent that is responsible for receiving, routing and delivering email messages. This unique source was developed at the University of Cambridge for the use of UNIX systems; is said to feature more straightforward configuration and task management. EXIM includes user options for defense against mail bombs and unsolicited junk mail: users can set options to refuse messages from particular senders, hosts, or networks. EXIM can be run on any TCP/IP network, in conjunction with any combination of host and user software, and is the default MTA included on some LINUX systems. In the last few days millions of EXIM servers have been
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