CVE-2016-6253
NONE EPSS 87.8%
Published Jan 20, 20179y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
Published Jan 20, 2017 9y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
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.
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
87.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-59
Affected Products 14
References 8
- akat1.pl http://akat1.pl/?id=2
- ftp.netbsd.org http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2016-006.txt.asc
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138021/NetBSD-mail.local-8-Local-Root.html
- rapid7.com http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/local/netbsd_mail_local
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92101
- securitytracker.com http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036429
- exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40141/
- exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40385/
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.