CVE-2016-1531
Exim Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
Exim before 4.86.2, when installed setuid root, allows local users to gain privileges via the perl_startup argument.
INFO
Published Date :
April 7, 2016, 11:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 8, 2017, 1:29 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-1531 has a 26 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2016-1531.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-1531 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-1531 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39549/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 03, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00026.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3517 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/local/exim_perl_startup [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2933-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035512 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39702/ [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 11, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:exim:exim:4.86:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39535/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39535/ Exploit Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136124/Exim-4.84-3-Local-Root-Privilege-Escalation.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136124/Exim-4.84-3-Local-Root-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit Changed Reference Type http://www.exim.org/static/doc/CVE-2016-1531.txt No Types Assigned http://www.exim.org/static/doc/CVE-2016-1531.txt Advisory, US Govt Resource Added CWE CWE-264 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 08, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-1531 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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Exploit Prediction
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0.06 }} 0.00%
score
0.21582
percentile