CVE-2016-6253

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

• NetBSD - 'mail.local(8)' Local Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)2016-09-15 · local · netbsd_x86 · Verified
• NetBSD - 'mail.local(8)' Local Privilege Escalation2016-07-21 · local · bsd · Verified

Impact

mail.local in NetBSD versions 6.0 through 6.0.6, 6.1 through 6.1.5, and 7.0 allows local users to change ownership of or append data to arbitrary files on the target system via a symlink attack on the user mailbox.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://akat1.pl/?id=2
• http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2016-006.txt.asc
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138021/NetBSD-mail.local-8-Local-Root.html
• http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/local/netbsd_mail_local
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92101
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036429
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40141/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40385/
• http://akat1.pl/?id=2
• http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2016-006.txt.asc
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138021/NetBSD-mail.local-8-Local-Root.html
• http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/local/netbsd_mail_local
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92101
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036429
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40141/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40385/