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.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2018-02-01T10:57:01

Reserved: 2017-11-23T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2017-16928

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2018-01-31T20:29:00.493

Modified: 2021-09-08T17:21:41.570


Link: CVE-2017-16928

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