High severity · published Oct 17, 2019
CVE-2019-18192
GNU Guix 1.0.1 allows local users to gain access to an arbitrary user's account because the parent directory of the user-profile directories is world writable, a similar issue to…
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
GNU Guix 1.0.1 allows local users to gain access to an arbitrary user's account because the parent directory of the user-profile directories is world writable, a similar issue to CVE-2019-17365.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 28% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GU
Guix · Gnu
1.0.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18192
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-18192
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/17/3
Exploit
https://issues.guix.gnu.org/issue/37744
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