CVE-2016-1531 EXPLOIT
7.0
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 6.3% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Exim before 4.86.2, when installed setuid root, allows local users to gain privileges via the perl_startup argument.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.0 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 6.27% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-04-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| exim | exim |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Exim - 'perl_startup' Local Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) | 2016-04-15 |
| exploit-db | Exim < 4.86.2 - Local Privilege Escalation | 2016-03-10 |
| exploit-db | Exim 4.84-3 - Local Privilege Escalation | 2016-03-09 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00026.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136124/Exim-4.84-3-Local-Root-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3517
- http://www.exim.org/static/doc/CVE-2016-1531.txt
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/local/exim_perl_startup
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035512
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2933-1
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39535/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39549/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39702/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00026.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136124/Exim-4.84-3-Local-Root-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3517
- http://www.exim.org/static/doc/CVE-2016-1531.txt
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/local/exim_perl_startup
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035512
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2933-1
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39535/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39549/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39702/
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