| CVE-2017-5899 | Date: (C)2017-03-31 (M)2023-12-22 |
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.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -| CVSS V3 Severity: | CVSS V2 Severity: |
| CVSS Score : 7.0 | CVSS Score : 6.9 |
| Exploit Score: 1.0 | Exploit Score: 3.4 |
| Impact Score: 5.9 | Impact Score: 10.0 |
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| CVSS V3 Metrics: | CVSS V2 Metrics: |
| Attack Vector: LOCAL | Access Vector: LOCAL |
| Attack Complexity: HIGH | Access Complexity: MEDIUM |
| Privileges Required: LOW | Authentication: NONE |
| User Interaction: NONE | Confidentiality: COMPLETE |
| Scope: UNCHANGED | Integrity: COMPLETE |
| Confidentiality: HIGH | Availability: COMPLETE |
| Integrity: HIGH | |
| Availability: HIGH | |
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