CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-1000420

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Published: Jan 02, 2018 | Modified: Jan 16, 2018
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.x
6.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
UNTRIAGED

Syncthing version 0.14.33 and older is vulnerable to symlink traversal resulting in arbitrary file overwrite

Weakness

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Syncthing Syncthing * 0.14.33 (including)
Syncthing Ubuntu artful *
Syncthing Ubuntu upstream *
Syncthing Ubuntu zesty *

Potential Mitigations

  • Follow the principle of least privilege when assigning access rights to entities in a software system.
  • Denying access to a file can prevent an attacker from replacing that file with a link to a sensitive file. Ensure good compartmentalization in the system to provide protected areas that can be trusted.

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