CVE-2017-5899 | BDVDB-2026-83256 Detail

Description#

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/07/4
https://www.mail-archive.com/s-nail-users%40lists.sourceforge.net/msg00551.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/27/7
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96138

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12017-03-27Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.