CVE-2017-16928

CVSS V2 High 7.2 CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
The arq_updater 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 update URL, as demonstrated by file:///tmp/blah/Arq.zip.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2017-16928
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2018-01-31T20:29:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2021-09-08T17:21:41
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-732 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/732.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
AND
cpe:2.3:a:haystacksoftware:arq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 5.10
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 0 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 7.2
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 10
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.8
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://m4.rkw.io/blog/two-local-root-privesc-bugs-in-arq-backup--510.html Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146158/Arq-5.10-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43925/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16928
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-16928
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 16:07:15 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 01:38:31 2018-01-31T20:29Z 2018-01-31T20:29:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-03 01:38:31 2021-09-08T17:21:41 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-03 01:38:31 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated