What is CVE-2017-15358?

CVE-2017-15358 is a high-severity vulnerability in Charlesproxy Charles, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2018-08-03.

How severe is CVE-2017-15358?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Charlesproxy Charles

CVE-2017-15358

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.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

EPSS: 0.008 (51.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Charlesproxy Charles
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15358?: CVE-2017-15358 is a high-severity vulnerability in Charlesproxy Charles, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2018-08-03.
How severe is CVE-2017-15358?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.