6.8 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
26.9%
Directory traversal vulnerability in the setuid root helper binary in S-nail (later S-mailx) before 14.8.16 allows local users to write to arbitrary files and consequently gain root privileges via a … (dot dot) in the randstr argument.
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/27/7
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/07/4
www.securityfocus.com/bid/96138
www.mail-archive.com/s-nail-users%40lists.sourceforge.net/msg00551.html