vulnerability
FreeBSD: exim -- local privilleges escalation (CVE-2016-1531)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Feb 26, 2016 | Mar 3, 2016 | Oct 30, 2017 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Feb 26, 2016
Added
Mar 3, 2016
Modified
Oct 30, 2017
Description
Exim before 4.86.2, when installed setuid root, allows local users to gain privileges via the perl_startup argument.
Solution
freebsd-upgrade-package-exim
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