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CVE-2019-17365

high

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.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/17/3

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

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2019-10-09

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00049