PT-2017-14018 · Haystack · Arq

M4Rkw · Published 2017-12-01 · Updated 2020-05-04 · CVE-2017-15357

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.4

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Arq versions prior to 5.9.7

Description The issue allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the updater binary itself, specifically targeting the setpermissions function in the auto-updater.

Recommendations For versions prior to 5.9.7, update to version 5.9.7 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the auto-updater to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Link Following

Race Condition

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

CWE-362

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-15357

Affected Products

Arq

References · 5

• 🔥 https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201715357-local-root-privesc-in-arq-backup--596.html · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/43218 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-15357 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15357 · Security Note
• https://arqbackup.com/download/arq5_release_notes.html · Vendor Advisory