VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-6253
mail.local in NetBSD versions 6.0 through 6.0.6, 6.1 through 6.1.5, and 7.0 allows local users to change ownership of or append data to arbitrary files on the target system via a symlink attack on the user mailbox.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 3.56%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
mail.local in NetBSD versions 6.0 through 6.0.6, 6.1 through 6.1.5, and 7.0 allows local users to change ownership of or append data to arbitrary files on the target system via a symlink attack on the user mailbox.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.56% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- netbsd/netbsd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://akat1.pl/?id=2Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2016-006.txt.ascVendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138021/NetBSD-mail.local-8-Local-Root.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/local/netbsd_mail_localExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92101Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036429Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40141/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40385/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://akat1.pl/?id=2Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2016-006.txt.ascVendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138021/NetBSD-mail.local-8-Local-Root.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/local/netbsd_mail_localExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92101Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036429Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40141/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40385/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.