CVE-2016-1531

Published on: 04/07/2016 12:00:00 AM UTC

Last Modified on: 03/23/2021 11:27:04 PM UTC

CVE-2016-1531

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Certain versions of Exim from Exim contain the following vulnerability:

Exim before 4.86.2, when installed setuid root, allows local users to gain privileges via the perl_startup argument.

CVE-2016-1531 has been assigned by [email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as HIGH severity.

CVSS3 Score: 7 - HIGH

Attack Vector ^ⓘ	Attack Complexity	Privileges Required	User Interaction
LOCAL	HIGH	LOW	NONE
Scope	Confidentiality Impact	Integrity Impact	Availability Impact
UNCHANGED	HIGH	HIGH	HIGH

CVSS2 Score: 6.9 - MEDIUM

Access Vector^ⓘ	Access Complexity	Authentication
LOCAL	MEDIUM	NONE
Confidentiality Impact	Integrity Impact	Availability Impact
COMPLETE	COMPLETE	COMPLETE

CVE References

Description	Tags ^ⓘ	Link
Exim - 'perl_startup' Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)	www.exploit-db.com Proof of Concept text/html	EXPLOIT-DB 39702
Exim <= 4.84-3 - Local Root Exploit	Exploit www.exploit-db.com Proof of Concept text/html	EXPLOIT-DB 39535
Exim 4.84-3 Local Root / Privilege Escalation ≈ Packet Storm	Exploit packetstormsecurity.com text/html	MISC packetstormsecurity.com/files/136124/Exim-4.84-3-Local-Root-Privilege-Escalation.html
Exim "perl_startup" Privilege Escalation	www.rapid7.com text/html	MISC www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/local/exim_perl_startup
Exim < 4.86.2 - Local Privilege Escalation	www.exploit-db.com Proof of Concept text/html	EXPLOIT-DB 39549
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0721-1: important: Security update	lists.opensuse.org text/html	SUSE openSUSE-SU-2016:0721
USN-2933-1: Exim vulnerabilities \| Ubuntu	www.ubuntu.com text/html	UBUNTU USN-2933-1
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3517-1 exim4	www.debian.org Depreciated Link text/html	DEBIAN DSA-3517
	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource www.exim.org text/plain	CONFIRM www.exim.org/static/doc/CVE-2016-1531.txt
Exim Perl Environment Processing Flaw Lets Local Users Obtain Root Privileges - SecurityTracker	www.securitytracker.com text/html	SECTRACK 1035512

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There are currently no QIDs associated with this CVE

Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
Application	Exim	Exim	All	All	All	All

cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE