Description
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.
Published: 2017-01-20
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: 7.3% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:22:20.800Z

Reserved: 2016-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-6253

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Status : Modified

Published: 2017-01-20T15:59:00.567

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-6253

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