Description
Exim before 4.86.2, when installed setuid root, allows local users to gain privileges via the perl_startup argument.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3517 ↗
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39535/ ↗
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035512 ↗
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136124/Exim-4.84-3-Local-Root-Privilege-Escalation.html ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00026.html ↗
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39702/ ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2933-1 ↗
- http://www.exim.org/static/doc/CVE-2016-1531.txt ↗
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/local/exim_perl_startup ↗
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39549/ ↗