CVE-2017-2390 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can exploit symlink mishandling in libarchive to change arbitrary directory permissions, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-2390?
CVE-2017-2390 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 2 Apr 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2390?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Tvos, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2390?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2390 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2017-2390 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2390 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5vqq-7m9g-fgpg.