gsd-2016-1531
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:21
Details
Exim before 4.86.2, when installed setuid root, allows local users to gain privileges via the perl_startup argument.
Aliases
Aliases
CVE-2016-1531


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