High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 20, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-6253
CVE-2016-6253
Description
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.
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Affected products
15cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 13 more
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: 6.0 through 6.0.6, 6.1 through 6.1.5, and 7.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- akat1.plnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/138021/NetBSD-mail.local-8-Local-Root.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/local/netbsd_mail_localnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40141/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40385/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2016-006.txt.ascnvdVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92101nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036429nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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