CVE-2016-6253

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.

• CWE-59

• http://akat1.pl/?id=2Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2016-006.txt.ascVendor Advisory
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138021/NetBSD-mail.local-8-Local-Root.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/local/netbsd_mail_localExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92101Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036429Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40141/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40385/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://akat1.pl/?id=2Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2016-006.txt.ascVendor Advisory
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138021/NetBSD-mail.local-8-Local-Root.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/local/netbsd_mail_localExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92101Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036429Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40141/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40385/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Published

Jan 20, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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