Description (CNA)
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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/07/4
- https://www.mail-archive.com/s-nail-users%40lists.sourceforge.net/msg00551.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/27/7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96138
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.