CVE-2016-6253
🗓️ 20 Jan 2017 15:00:00Reported by mitreType 
cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov📰️ 1 Media mentions👁 64 Views🌐 WEB
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | NetBSD mail.local - Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) | 15 Sep 201600:00 | – | zdt |
| NetBSD mail.local(8) - Privilege Escalation (NetBSD-SA2016-006) | 21 Jul 201600:00 | – | zdt |
 | The vulnerability of the NetBSD operating system allows a hacker to bypass the protection against cross-site request forgery attacks. | 17 Feb 201700:00 | – | bdu_fstec |
 | CVE-2016-6253 | 21 Jul 201600:00 | – | circl |
 | NetBSD Local Privilege Vulnerability | 29 Jul 201600:00 | – | cnvd |
 | CVE-2016-6253 | 20 Jan 201715:00 | – | cvelist |
 | NetBSD - 'mail.local(8)' Local Privilege Escalation | 21 Jul 201600:00 | – | exploitdb |
| NetBSD - 'mail.local(8)' Local Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) | 15 Sep 201600:00 | – | exploitdb |
 | EUVD-2016-7183 | 7 Oct 202500:30 | – | euvd |
 | NetBSD mail.local Privilege Escalation | 21 Aug 201623:16 | – | metasploit |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| packetstormsecurity | www.packetstormsecurity.com/files/138021/NetBSD-mail.local-8-Local-Root.html |
| akat1 | www.akat1.pl/ |
| rapid7 | www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/local/netbsd_mail_local |
| ftp | www.ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2016-006.txt.asc |
| securitytracker | www.securitytracker.com/id/1036429 |
| exploit-db | www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40385/ |
| securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/bid/92101 |
| exploit-db | www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40141/ |
| Parameter | Position | Path | Description | CWE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -f | path | /usr/libexec/mail.local | Local privilege escalation via symlink race on user mailbox leading to overwrite/ownership changes of arbitrary files (CWE-59). | CWE-59 |
| <login> | path | /usr/libexec/mail.local | Local privilege escalation via symlink race on user mailbox leading to overwrite/ownership changes of arbitrary files (CWE-59). | CWE-59 |
| /var/mail/<login> | path | /usr/libexec/mail.local | Local privilege escalation via symlink race on user mailbox leading to overwrite/ownership changes of arbitrary files (CWE-59). | CWE-59 |
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17 Jun 2026 00:50Current
7.3High risk
Vulners AI Score7.3
CVSS 27.2
CVSS 37.8
EPSS0.03563