UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1531

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1531
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1531.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1531
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Published
2016-03-02T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:36Z
Severity
  • 7.0 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Exim before 4.86.2, when installed setuid root, allows local users to gain privileges via the perl_startup argument.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / exim4

Package

Name
exim4
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/exim4@4.82-3ubuntu2.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.82-3ubuntu2.1

Affected versions

4.*

4.80-7ubuntu3
4.80-7ubuntu4
4.80-9ubuntu1
4.80-9ubuntu2
4.82-3ubuntu1
4.82-3ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "exim4",
            "binary_version": "4.82-3ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "exim4-base",
            "binary_version": "4.82-3ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "exim4-config",
            "binary_version": "4.82-3ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "exim4-daemon-heavy",
            "binary_version": "4.82-3ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "exim4-daemon-light",
            "binary_version": "4.82-3ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "exim4-dev",
            "binary_version": "4.82-3ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "eximon4",
            "binary_version": "4.82-3ubuntu2.1"
        }
    ]
}