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HIGH CVSS 3.0
CVE-2017-2675
Little Snitch Launch Daemon File Permission Vulnerability
Description

Little Snitch version 3.0 through 3.7.3 suffer from a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the installer part. The vulnerability is related to the installation of the configuration file "at.obdev.littlesnitchd.plist" which gets installed to /Library/LaunchDaemons.

INFO

Published Date :

April 6, 2017, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-2675 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Objective_development little_snitch
1 Obdev little_snitch
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-2675.

URL Resource
https://twitter.com/patrickwardle/status/849076615170711552
https://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/releasenotes.html
https://twitter.com/patrickwardle/status/849076615170711552
https://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/releasenotes.html
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-2675 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-2675 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-2675 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-2675 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://twitter.com/patrickwardle/status/849076615170711552
    Added Reference https://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/releasenotes.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Objective Development Software GmbH https://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/releasenotes.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Objective Development Software GmbH https://twitter.com/patrickwardle/status/849076615170711552 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/releasenotes.html
    Removed Reference MITRE https://twitter.com/patrickwardle/status/849076615170711552
  • CVE Source Update by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source MITRE Objective Development Software GmbH
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:obdev:little_snitch:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-264 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 12, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://twitter.com/patrickwardle/status/849076615170711552 No Types Assigned https://twitter.com/patrickwardle/status/849076615170711552 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/releasenotes.html No Types Assigned https://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/releasenotes.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:objective_development:little_snitch:3.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 12, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://twitter.com/patrickwardle/status/849076615170711552 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 4.6
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.05 }} 0.01%

score

0.12839

percentile