CVE-2019-17365 (GCVE-0-2019-17365)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-10-09 21:19 – Updated: 2024-08-05 01:40
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/09/4 | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/10/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/17/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
Date Public
2019-10-09 00:00
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