CVE-2016-1531
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7)—💥 Exploit
Exim before 4.86.2, when installed setuid root, allows local users to gain privileges via the perl_startup argument.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 6.27%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 93
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
💥 Exploits públicos
Hay código de explotación o plantillas de detección públicos. No es lo mismo que explotación activa confirmada (KEV), pero aumenta el riesgo: parchee con prioridad.
- Módulo de Metasploit (exploit fiable y al alcance de cualquiera) · Exim "perl_startup" Privilege Escalation
- Publicado en Exploit-DB · Exim - 'perl_startup' Local Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) (15/4/2016)
- Publicado en Exploit-DB · Exim < 4.86.2 - Local Privilege Escalation (10/3/2016)
- Publicado en Exploit-DB · Exim 4.84-3 - Local Privilege Escalation (9/3/2016)
- Prueba de concepto en GitHub (no verificada) · Lista de pruebas de concepto en GitHub
⚠️ Las pruebas de concepto de GitHub no están verificadas: algunas son falsas o contienen malware. No las ejecute nunca fuera de un laboratorio aislado.
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-264
Referencias
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00026.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136124/Exim-4.84-3-Local-Root-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3517
- http://www.exim.org/static/doc/CVE-2016-1531.txt
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/local/exim_perl_startup
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035512
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2933-1
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39535/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39549/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39702/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00026.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136124/Exim-4.84-3-Local-Root-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3517
- http://www.exim.org/static/doc/CVE-2016-1531.txt
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/local/exim_perl_startup
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035512
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2933-1
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39535/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39549/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39702/
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