{"cve":"CVE-2016-6253","nvd":{"published":"2017-01-20T15:59:00.567","modified":"2026-06-17T00:50:41.930","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-59"],"references":["http://akat1.pl/?id=2","http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2016-006.txt.asc","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138021/NetBSD-mail.local-8-Local-Root.html","http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/local/netbsd_mail_local","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92101"],"products":["netbsd:netbsd"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:41:25.729257544+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-6253","score":0.03534,"percentile":0.89263,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}