CVE-2015-2851

Summary

CVECVE-2015-2851
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-05-30 19:59:00 UTC
Updated2016-12-03 03:07:00 UTC
Descriptionclient_chown in the sync client in Synology Cloud Station 1.1-2291 through 3.1-3320 on OS X allows local users to change the ownership of arbitrary files, and consequently obtain root access, by specifying a filename.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-264

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Application Synology Cloud Station 1.1-2291 All All All
Application Synology Cloud Station 2.0-2291 All All All
Application Synology Cloud Station 2.0-2402 All All All
Application Synology Cloud Station 2.1-2561 All All All
Application Synology Cloud Station 2.1-2570 All All All
Application Synology Cloud Station 2.1-2577 All All All
Application Synology Cloud Station 3.0-3005 All All All
Application Synology Cloud Station 3.0-3103 All All All
Application Synology Cloud Station 3.0-3108 All All All
Application Synology Cloud Station 3.0-3109 All All All
Application Synology Cloud Station 3.0-3111 All All All
Application Synology Cloud Station 3.1-3317 All All All
Application Synology Cloud Station 3.1-3320 All All All
Application Synology Cloud Station 1.1-2291 All All All
Application Synology Cloud Station 2.0-2291 All All All
Application Synology Cloud Station 2.0-2402 All All All
Application Synology Cloud Station 2.1-2561 All All All
Application Synology Cloud Station 2.1-2570 All All All
Application Synology Cloud Station 2.1-2577 All All All
Application Synology Cloud Station 3.0-3005 All All All
Application Synology Cloud Station 3.0-3103 All All All
Application Synology Cloud Station 3.0-3108 All All All
Application Synology Cloud Station 3.0-3109 All All All
Application Synology Cloud Station 3.0-3111 All All All
Application Synology Cloud Station 3.1-3317 All All All
Application Synology Cloud Station 3.1-3320 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Synology Information for VU#551972 CONFIRM www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Synology Cloud Station sync client CVE-2015-2851 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Vulnerability Note VU#551972 - Synology Cloud Station sync client for OS X allows regular users to claim ownership of system files CERT-VN www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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