VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-1531
Exim before 4.86.2, when installed setuid root, allows local users to gain privileges via the perl_startup argument.
HIGH 7.0EPSS 5.90%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.90%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Exim before 4.86.2, when installed setuid root, allows local users to gain privileges via the perl_startup argument.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.90% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- exim/exim
- Source
- cret@cert.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00026.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136124/Exim-4.84-3-Local-Root-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3517
- http://www.exim.org/static/doc/CVE-2016-1531.txtThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- 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/Exploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39549/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39702/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00026.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136124/Exim-4.84-3-Local-Root-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3517
- http://www.exim.org/static/doc/CVE-2016-1531.txtThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- 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/Exploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39549/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39702/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.