CVE-2019-17365 Information

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

Reference

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

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8