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ID:1738 - Exploit for Race condition in mail.local in NetBSD - CVE-2016-6253
ID:1738 - Exploit for Race condition in mail.local in NetBSD - CVE-2016-6253
Published: March 18, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU196
Vulnerability risk: High
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6253
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Vulnerable software:
NetBSD
NetBSD
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to obtain root privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an access control error in NetBSD. A local user can exploit the race condition in mail.local(8) to change the ownership of arbitrary files or append arbitrary data to arbitrary files to gain root privileges on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in root access via local system.
The vulnerability exists due to an access control error in NetBSD. A local user can exploit the race condition in mail.local(8) to change the ownership of arbitrary files or append arbitrary data to arbitrary files to gain root privileges on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in root access via local system.
Remediation
Solution for this vulnerability is avaliable at:
http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2016-006.txt.asc
http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2016-006.txt.asc