CVE-2017-7412

7.8 HIGH
Published: April 04, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
View on NVD

Description

NixOS 17.03 before 17.03.887 has a world-writable Docker socket, which allows local users to gain privileges by executing docker commands.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.science.uu.nl/pipermail/nix-dev/2017-April/023329.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/6c59d851e2967410cc8fb6ba3f374b1d3efa988e
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/fa4fe7110566d8370983fa81f2b04a833339236d
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
http://lists.science.uu.nl/pipermail/nix-dev/2017-April/023329.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/6c59d851e2967410cc8fb6ba3f374b1d3efa988e
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/fa4fe7110566d8370983fa81f2b04a833339236d
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
28th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

nixos