Directory traversal vulnerability in the setuid root helper binary in S-nail (later S-mailx) before 14.8.16 allows local users to write to arbitrary files and consequently gain root privileges via a .. (dot dot) in the randstr argument.
References
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/27/7 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/07/4 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96138 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://www.mail-archive.com/s-nail-users%40lists.sourceforge.net/msg00551.html | |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/27/7 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/07/4 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96138 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://www.mail-archive.com/s-nail-users%40lists.sourceforge.net/msg00551.html |
Configurations
History
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References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/07/4 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96138 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
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Information
Published : 2017-03-27 15:59
Updated : 2024-11-21 03:28
NVD link : CVE-2017-5899
Mitre link : CVE-2017-5899
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-5899
JSON object : View
Products Affected
s-nail_project
- s-nail