Vulnerability CVE-2019-17365
Published: 2019-10-09   Modified: 2019-10-10

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.

Type:

CWE-276

 (Incorrect Default Permissions)

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.6/10
6.4/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Nixos -> NIX 

 References:
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/09/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/10/1
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