CVE-2016-1531
N/A
Published: April 7, 2016 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:42 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorExim
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%
Description
Exim before 4.86.2, when installed setuid root, allows local users to gain privileges via the perl_startup argument.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (10)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00026.htmlx_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136124/Exim-4.84-3-Local-Root-Privilege-Escalation.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3517x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.exim.org/static/doc/CVE-2016-1531.txtx_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/local/exim_perl_startupQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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