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CVE-2017-5899 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://www.mail-archive.com/s-nail-users%40lists.sourceforge.net/msg00551.html CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/27/7 CVEExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/07/4 CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96138 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.mail-archive.com/s-nail-users%40lists.sourceforge.net/msg00551.html [email protected]

see all 8 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')[email protected]
CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
s-nail project s-nail
<= 14.8.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:s-nail_project:s-nail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-5899
NVD Published Date:
Mar 27, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-5899 Details - Not Deferred