CVE-2017-15357 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The setpermissions function in the auto-updater in Arq before 5.9.7 for Mac allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the updater binary itself.

Published: 2017-12-01

Score: 7.4 High

EPSS: 1.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:arqbackup:arq:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-6813	The setpermissions function in the auto-updater in Arq before 5.9.7 for Mac allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the updater binary itself.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01155.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201715357-local-root-privesc-in-arq-backup--596.html
https://www.arqbackup.com/download/arq5_release_notes.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43218/

History

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Subscriptions

Arqbackup Arq

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-12-01T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T19:57:25.481Z

Reserved: 2017-10-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-15357

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-12-01T17:29:00.433

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:07:41.043

Link: CVE-2017-15357

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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