CVE-2016-6253

NONE EPSS 87.8%
Published Jan 20, 20179y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
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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

VendorProductVersionRange
netbsdnetbsd6.0any
netbsdnetbsd6.0.1any
netbsdnetbsd6.0.2any
netbsdnetbsd6.0.3any
netbsdnetbsd6.0.4any
netbsdnetbsd6.0.5any
netbsdnetbsd6.0.6any
netbsdnetbsd6.1any
netbsdnetbsd6.1.1any
netbsdnetbsd6.1.2any
netbsdnetbsd6.1.3any
netbsdnetbsd6.1.4any
netbsdnetbsd6.1.5any
netbsdnetbsd7.0any

References 8

  • akat1.pl http://akat1.pl/?id=2
    ExploitThird Party Advisory
  • ftp.netbsd.org http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2016-006.txt.asc
    Vendor Advisory
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138021/NetBSD-mail.local-8-Local-Root.html
    ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
  • rapid7.com http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/local/netbsd_mail_local
    ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92101
    Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
  • securitytracker.com http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036429
    Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40141/
    ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40385/
    ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.