A vulnerability was found in Exim up to 4.97.1/4.98-RC2. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Multiline RFC 2231 Header Filename Handler. The manipulation leads to protection mechanism failure.

This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-39929. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.