CVE-2016-1531
Published: 2 March 2016
Exim before 4.86.2, when installed setuid root, allows local users to gain privileges via the perl_startup argument.
Notes
Author | Note |
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mdeslaur | patches introduce behaviour change that my break existing setups must also ship two follow-up patches: 1- Don't issue env warning if env is empty 2- Store the initial working directory |
Priority
Status
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 7.0 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | High |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |