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CVE-2017-5899

HIGH · CVSS 7 EPSS 1.01%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-03-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2017-5899
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7
EPSS
1.01%

Original NVD Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the setuid root helper binary in S-nail (later S-mailx) before 14.8.16 allows local users to write to arbitrary files and consequently gain root privileges via a .. (dot dot) in the randstr argument.