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CVE-2016-1531

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered Topic
2016-03-02 exim -- local privilleges escalation

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Details

Type Candidate
Name CVE-2016-1531
Phase Assigned(20160107)

Description

Exim before 4.86.2, when installed setuid root, allows local users to gain privileges via the perl_startup argument.

References

Source Reference
EXPLOIT-DB 39535
MISC http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136124/Exim-4.84-3-Local-Root-Privilege-Escalation.html
CONFIRM http://www.exim.org/static/doc/CVE-2016-1531.txt

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