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CVE ID:CVE-2017-5899
Description: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.
Test IDs: 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2021.4820.1  
Cross References: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-5899
BugTraq ID: 96138
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96138
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/27/7
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/07/4
https://www.mail-archive.com/s-nail-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg00551.html




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