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    CVE-2017-5899

    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.

    Published:Jan 27, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Mar 27, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00788
    CVSS Score:7

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    S-nail Project
    Product
    S-nail

    Exploits

    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/27/7http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/27/7https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47172

    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