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    CVE-2016-6253

    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.

    Published:Jan 20, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Jan 20, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.14955
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Netbsd
    Product
    Netbsd

    Exploits

    http://akat1.pl/?id=2http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138021/NetBSD-mail.local-8-Local-Root.htmlhttp://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/local/netbsd_mail_localhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40141/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40385/http://akat1.pl/?id=2http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138021/NetBSD-mail.local-8-Local-Root.htmlhttp://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/local/netbsd_mail_localhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40141/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40385/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40141https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40385

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    References

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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High