PT-2019-15106 · Nix · Nix

Michael Orlitzky · CVE-2019-17365 · Published 2019-10-09 · Updated 2025-01-15

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Nix versions prior to 2.3

Description The issue allows local users to gain access to an arbitrary user's account. This is because the parent directory of the user-profile directories is world writable.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.3, update to version 2.3 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Incorrect Default Permissions

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-276

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-17365

Affected Products

Nix

References · 5

• 🔥 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/09/4 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-17365 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17365 · Security Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/10/1 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/17/3 · Note