CVE-2019-17365 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2019-10-09

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:nixos:nix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-7772	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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00049.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/09/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/10/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/17/3

History

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs	cpe:2.3:o:nixos:nix::::::::	cpe:2.3:a:nixos:nix::::::::

Subscriptions

Nixos Nix

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2019-10-09T21:19:13.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T01:40:15.250Z

Reserved: 2019-10-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-17365

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-10-09T22:15:10.670

Modified: 2025-01-15T14:29:23.370

Link: CVE-2019-17365

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-276

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