CVE-2017-16945 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The standardrestorer binary in Arq 5.10 and earlier for Mac allows local users to write to arbitrary files and consequently gain root privileges via a crafted restore path.

Published: 2018-01-31

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very 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 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:haystacksoftware:arq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-8114	The standardrestorer binary in Arq 5.10 and earlier for Mac allows local users to write to arbitrary files and consequently gain root privileges via a crafted restore path.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00349.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146159/Arq-5.10-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
https://m4.rkw.io/blog/two-local-root-privesc-bugs-in-arq-backup--510.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43926/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Macos

Haystacksoftware Arq

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-01-31T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:43:59.852Z

Reserved: 2017-11-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-16945

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-01-31T20:29:00.557

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:17:17.820

Link: CVE-2017-16945

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-732

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