CVE-2017-15357
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-12-01 17:00
Modified
2024-08-05 19:57
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201715357-local-root-privesc-in-arq-backup--596.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.arqbackup.com/download/arq5_release_notes.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43218/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201715357-local-root-privesc-in-arq-backup--596.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.arqbackup.com/download/arq5_release_notes.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43218/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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