CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-5899

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2017-5899 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the setuid root helper binary in S-nail (later S-mailx) before version 14.8.16. This allows local users to write to arbitrary files, potentially gaining root privileges.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to unauthorized system access, leading to serious security breaches and data loss.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update S-nail (S-mailx) to version 14.8.16 or later to mitigate this security vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS