CVE-2019-17365
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2019-10-09 21:19
Modified
2024-08-05 01:40
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/09/4Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/10/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/17/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/09/4Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/10/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/17/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
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