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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T19:57:25.481Z
Reserved: 2017-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-15357
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-12-01T17:29:00.433
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-15357
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD