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CVE-2017-6200
Sandstorm before build 0.203 allows remote attackers to read any specified file under /etc or /run via the sandbox backup function. The…
Medium6.5EPSS 2.3%
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- mitre
Description
Sandstorm before build 0.203 allows remote attackers to read any specified file under /etc or /run via the sandbox backup function. The root cause is that the findFilesToZip function doesn't filter Line Feed (\n) characters in a directory name.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.3% · top 17% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/commit/4ea8df7403381d9b657b121b3c98d8081b27414d (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/commit/6e8572ea8bb56d0216bb1b410e5040edc051b120 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/blob/v0.202/src/sandstorm/backup.c%2B%2B#L271 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://sandstorm.io/news/2017-03-02-security-review (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://devco.re/blog/2018/01/26/Sandstorm-Security-Review-CVE-2017-6200-en/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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