Name: CVE-2016-1531: Undefined Security Weakness
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2016-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2016-1531, CWE-264, Metasploit Module, CVSS 7, EPSS 0.52948

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

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade exim4	Apr 7, 2016	Mar 14, 2016
Exim	—	Upgrade Exim to version 4.86.0	Jun 7, 2019	Apr 7, 2016
Freebsd	—	Upgrade exim	Dec 10, 2025	Mar 2, 2016
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Mar 2, 2016
Suse	—	Upgrade eximonUpgrade eximUpgrade eximstats-htmlUpgrade exim-debuginfoUpgrade exim-debugsourceUpgrade eximon-debuginfo	Mar 11, 2016	Mar 11, 2016
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade exim4-daemon-heavyUpgrade exim4-daemon-customUpgrade exim4-daemon-light	Apr 7, 2016	Mar 15, 2016

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CVSS Details

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