CVE-2016-1531
Published on: 04/07/2016 12:00:00 AM UTC
Last Modified on: 03/23/2021 11:27:04 PM UTC
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 |
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Exim - 'perl_startup' Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) | www.exploit-db.com Proof of Concept text/html |
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Exim <= 4.84-3 - Local Root Exploit | Exploit www.exploit-db.com Proof of Concept text/html |
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Exim 4.84-3 Local Root / Privilege Escalation ≈ Packet Storm | Exploit packetstormsecurity.com text/html |
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Exim "perl_startup" Privilege Escalation | www.rapid7.com text/html |
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Exim < 4.86.2 - Local Privilege Escalation | www.exploit-db.com Proof of Concept text/html |
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[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0721-1: important: Security update | lists.opensuse.org text/html |
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USN-2933-1: Exim vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com text/html |
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Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3517-1 exim4 | www.debian.org Depreciated Link text/html |
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Third Party Advisory US Government Resource www.exim.org text/plain |
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Exim Perl Environment Processing Flaw Lets Local Users Obtain Root Privileges - SecurityTracker | www.securitytracker.com text/html |
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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 |
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Application | Exim | Exim | All | All | All | All |
- cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE