CVE-2016-1531 Information

Description

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

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00026.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136124/Exim-4.84-3-Local-Root-Privilege-Escalation.html http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3517 http://www.exim.org/static/doc/CVE-2016-1531.txt http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/local/exim_perl_startup http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035512 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2933-1 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39535/ https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39549/ https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39702/

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.0