UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1531

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1531

    Published: 2 Mar 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-1531
    Aliases:
    USN-2933-1

    Summary:

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

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1531, https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20160302.191005.a72d8433.en.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2933-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1531

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: exim4

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.82-3ubuntu2.1

    Affected versions

    4.80-7ubuntu3

    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
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