CVE-2017-5899
S-nail Directory Traversal Root Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
March 27, 2017, 3:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:49 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-5899 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-5899.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/27/7 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/07/4 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96138 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.mail-archive.com/s-nail-users%40lists.sourceforge.net/msg00551.html |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-5899 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-5899 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]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://www.mail-archive.com/s-nail-users%40lists.sourceforge.net/msg00551.html [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg00551.html -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 31, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value 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 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96138 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96138 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg00551.html No Types Assigned https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg00551.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/27/7 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/27/7 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/07/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/07/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-22 Added CWE CWE-362 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:s-nail_project:s-nail:14.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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-2017-5899 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-5899
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} 0.00%
score
0.24693
percentile