VDB
CVE-2016-1531
CVE-2016-1531
PUBLISHED
Exim before 4.86.2, when installed setuid root, allows local users to gain privileges via the perl_startup argument.
EPSS 56.77% · 98.2th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
56.77%
98.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | exim4 | 0, 4.80-9ubuntu1, 4.80-9ubuntu2 |
Exploit Intelligence
- h3x0v3rl0rd/CVE-2016-1531 (github-poc-repo)
- h3x0v3rl0rd/CVE-2016-1531 (github-poc-repo)
- h3x0v3rl0rd/CVE-2016-1531 (github-poc-repo)
- h3x0v3rl0rd/CVE-2016-1531 (github-poc-repo)
- h3x0v3rl0rd/CVE-2016-1531 (github-poc-repo)
- h3x0v3rl0rd/CVE-2016-1531 (github-poc-repo)
- h3x0v3rl0rd/CVE-2016-1531 (github-poc-repo)
- h3x0v3rl0rd/CVE-2016-1531 (github-poc)
- h3x0v3rl0rd/CVE-2016-1531 (github-poc)
- h3x0v3rl0rd/CVE-2016-1531 (github-poc)
…and 12 more exploits
Timeline
- Mar 2, 2016 CVE Published
- Mar 9, 2016 PoC Published
- Mar 10, 2016 PoC Published
- Apr 14, 2016 PoC Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 17, 2025 EPSS Score
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References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1531 third-party-advisory
- https://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20160302.191005.a72d8433.en.html third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2933-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1531 third-party-advisory