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CVE-2016-62532 exploits

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 arb…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.5%
percentile 89%
Public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.53% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-40385 NetBSD - 'mail.local(8)' Local Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) · local · 2016-09-15
  • EDB-40141 NetBSD - 'mail.local(8)' Local Privilege Escalation · local · 2016-07-21

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

  • ftp.netbsd.org /pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2016-006.txt.asc · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_NETBSD, x_transferred
  • packetstormsecurity.com /files/138021/NetBSD-mail.local-8-Local-Root.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/40141/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/40385/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/92101 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • akat1.pl /?id=2 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1036429 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • rapid7.com /db/modules/exploit/unix/local/netbsd_mail_local · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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