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CVE-2017-17809 Details

Description

In Golden Frog VyprVPN before 2.15.0.5828 for macOS, the vyprvpnservice launch daemon has an unprotected XPC service that allows attackers to update the underlying OpenVPN configuration and the arguments passed to the OpenVPN binary when executed. An attacker can abuse this vulnerability by forcing the VyprVPN application to load a malicious dynamic library every time a new connection is made.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/VerSprite/research/blob/master/advisories/VS-2017-007.md CVEThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/VerSprite/research/blob/master/advisories/VS-2017-007.md [email protected]Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-426Untrusted Search Path[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
goldenfrog vyprvpn
< 2.15.0.5828

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:goldenfrog:vyprvpn:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-17809
NVD Published Date:
Dec 20, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-17809 Details - Not Deferred