DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1531

Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1531
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1531.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1531
Upstream
Published
2016-04-07T23:59:04Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:09:54Z
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

Debian:11 / exim4

Package

Name
exim4
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/exim4?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.86.2-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / exim4

Package

Name
exim4
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/exim4?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.86.2-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / exim4

Package

Name
exim4
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/exim4?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.86.2-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / exim4

Package

Name
exim4
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/exim4?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.86.2-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}