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CVE-2019-17365

Nix through 2.3 allows local users to gain access to an arbitrary user's account because the parent directory of the user-profile directories is world writable.

Published

2019-10-09T22:15:10.670

Last Modified

2025-01-15T14:29:23.370

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-276

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	nixos	nix	≤ 2.3	Yes

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/09/4 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/10/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/17/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/09/4 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/10/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/17/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)