CVE-2017-6200
N/A
Published: February 6, 2018 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:21 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSandstorm
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 0.203
Affected range stops below 0.203, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://devco.re/blog/2018/01/26/Sandstorm-Security-Review-CVE-2017-6200-en/x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/blob/v0.202/src/sandstorm/backup.c%2B%2B#L271x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/commit/4ea8df7403381d9b657b121b3c98d8081b27414dx_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/sandstorm-io/sandstorm/commit/6e8572ea8bb56d0216bb1b410e5040edc051b120x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://sandstorm.io/news/2017-03-02-security-reviewQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200
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