{ "CVE_data_meta": { "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2017-5899", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "n/a", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "n/a" } ] } } ] }, "vendor_name": "n/a" } ] } }, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "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." } ] }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "n/a" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "name": "[oss-security] 20170207 Re: CVE Request: s-nail local root", "refsource": "MLIST", "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/07/4" }, { "name": "[s-nail-users] 20170127 [ANN]ounce of S-nail v14.8.16 (\"Copris lunaris\")", "refsource": "MLIST", "url": "https://www.mail-archive.com/s-nail-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg00551.html" }, { "name": "[oss-security] 20170127 CVE Request: s-nail local root", "refsource": "MLIST", "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/27/7" }, { "name": "96138", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96138" } ] } }