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CVE-2017-5899

Published: 2017-03-27T15:59Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-21T03:28Z
Source: MITRE CVE List
License: MITRE-CVE-TOS
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. > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt