{"id":"USN-4820-1","summary":"s-nail vulnerability","details":"It was discovered that S-nail incorrectly handled paths. An attacker could\npossible use this issue to write arbitrary files and escalate privileges.","modified":"2026-06-25T13:30:29.518883653Z","published":"2021-03-15T21:57:21Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5899"],"upstream":["CVE-2017-5899","UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5899"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4820-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5899"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"s-nail","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/s-nail?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fxenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"14.8.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]}],"versions":["14.8.5-1","14.8.5-2","14.8.5-3","14.8.5-4","14.8.5-5","14.8.6-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"heirloom-mailx","binary_version":"14.8.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"s-nail","binary_version":"14.8.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2017-5899","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"high"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4820-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}