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CVE-2017-5899
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…
High7.0EPSS 0.98%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.98% · top 38% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- [oss-security] 20170207 Re: CVE Request: s-nail local root (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [s-nail-users] 20170127 [ANN]ounce of S-nail v14.8.16 ("Copris lunaris") (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20170127 CVE Request: s-nail local root (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 96138 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
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