CVE-2017-2390
Published: 2 April 2017
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3 is affected. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. tvOS before 10.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.2 is affected. The issue involves symlink mishandling in the "libarchive" component. It allows local users to change arbitrary directory permissions via unspecified vectors.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | possibly apple-specific, no details marking as not-affected due to lack of details as of 2018-03-27 |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
libarchive Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
|
| precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| trusty |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |