High severity · published Oct 9, 2019
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
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NI
Nix · Nixos
through 2.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17365
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17365
Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/09/4
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/10/1
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/17/3
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