CVE-2016-1531

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-1531
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercertcc
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-04-07 23:59:04 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionExim before 4.86.2, when installed setuid root, allows local users to gain privileges via the perl_startup argument.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Exim Exim All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Exim < 4.86.2 - Local Privilege Escalation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
Exim 4.84-3 Local Root / Privilege Escalation ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Exploit
Exim Perl Environment Processing Flaw Lets Local Users Obtain Root Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Exim - 'perl_startup' Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
www.exim.org/static/doc/CVE-2016-1531.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exim.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0721-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Exim <= 4.84-3 - Local Root Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3517-1 exim4 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Exim "perl_startup" Privilege Escalation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.rapid7.com
USN-2933-1: Exim vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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