vulnerability

Exim: Exim, when installed setuid root, allows local users to gain privileges via the perl_startup argument. (CVE-2016-1531)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Apr 7, 2016
Added
Jun 7, 2019
Modified
Jun 7, 2019

Description

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

Solution

exim-upgrade-4_86_2
Title
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