CVE-2017-15358 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Race condition in the Charles Proxy Settings suid binary in Charles Proxy before 4.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving the --self-repair option.

Published: 2018-08-03

Score: 7.0 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:charlesproxy:charles:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-6814	Race condition in the Charles Proxy Settings suid binary in Charles Proxy before 4.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving the --self-repair option.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0076.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201715358-local-root-privesc-in-charles-proxy-42.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45107/

History

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Subscriptions

Charlesproxy Charles

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-08-03T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T19:57:25.807Z

Reserved: 2017-10-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-15358

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-08-03T18:29:00.203

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:07:41.163

Link: CVE-2017-15358

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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