Posts Tagged Exim

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Choosing the Best MTA: Postfix vs Sendmail vs Exim: a Comprehensive Comparison

Mar20
by Ike on March 20, 2024 at 5:15 pm
Posted In: Exim, MTA, Plesk, Postfix, Releases, Sendmail, Various

As running a mail server brings numerous challenges, you need to analyze every detail with care to reach the right decision for you. The first factor you should bear in mind is the MTA (mail transfer agent): will it be relay-only or full-fledged? Relay-only (otherwise known as send-only) MTAs are capable of forwarding emails to another server, usually your ISP (Internet service provider’s) SMTP server. Some common relay-only MTAs you might recognize are msmtp, sSMTP, and nullmailer. This form of MTA is a solid option if you intend to send emails to your address (e.g. Gmail, Outlook). But consider these…

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cPanel Vulnerability Report: No Actions Required by Default

Oct11
by Ike on October 11, 2023 at 4:30 pm
Posted In: Apache, CMS, Community, cPanel, Events, Exim, Products, Releases, security, System, Vulnerability Report

Just a few days ago, Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) publicly disclosed not one, not two, but six Zero-Day vulnerabilities in the widely-used Exim mail server. These vulnerabilities have been lurking in the shadows since their discovery in June 2022, when precautionary steps were taken to release patches for Exim and libspf2. Now, the vulnerabilities are finally unraveled. And spoiler alert, you are totally safe! No Action Required by Default on Your End At cPanel, we …

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Exim CVE-2019-10149, how to protect yourself

Jun05
by Ike on June 5, 2019 at 8:34 pm
Posted In: Apache, CMS, Community, cPanel, cve, Events, Exim, Products, Releases, security, System, The Return of the WIZard

Exim is the mail server software cPanel & WHM servers use.  Last week an exploit for Exim was identified, and today a patch for the exploit was released. This exploit allowed for both local and remote root-level privilege escalation. That means that you won’t need to be able to access the server as a user to exploit the server, as is the case with most security vulnerabilities that are found.  How to Protect Yourself The best …

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