CVE-2017-5899

EUVD-2017-14974
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.
Path Traversal
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
7 HIGH
LOCAL
HIGH
LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 71%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
s-nail_projects-nail
𝑥
≤ 14.8.5
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
s-nail
bookworm
14.9.24-2
fixed
bullseye
14.9.22-1
fixed
sid
14.9.24-2
fixed
trixie
14.9.24-2
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
s-nail
artful
not-affected
bionic
not-affected
cosmic
not-affected
disco
not-affected
eoan
not-affected
focal
not-affected
groovy
not-affected
hirsute
not-affected
impish
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
precise
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
Fixed 14.8.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
released
yakkety
ignored
zesty
not-affected