7.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-7412
NixOS Docker Socket Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 4, 2017, 12:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

May 7, 2020, 4:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-7412 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Nixos nixos
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-7412.

URL Resource
http://lists.science.uu.nl/pipermail/nix-dev/2017-April/023329.html Broken Link
https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/6c59d851e2967410cc8fb6ba3f374b1d3efa988e Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/fa4fe7110566d8370983fa81f2b04a833339236d Patch Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-7412 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    May. 07, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.science.uu.nl/pipermail/nix-dev/2017-April/023329.html Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry http://lists.science.uu.nl/pipermail/nix-dev/2017-April/023329.html Broken Link
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:nixos_project:nixos:17.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:nixos:nixos:17.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-264 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.science.uu.nl/pipermail/nix-dev/2017-April/023329.html No Types Assigned http://lists.science.uu.nl/pipermail/nix-dev/2017-April/023329.html Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/6c59d851e2967410cc8fb6ba3f374b1d3efa988e No Types Assigned https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/6c59d851e2967410cc8fb6ba3f374b1d3efa988e Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/fa4fe7110566d8370983fa81f2b04a833339236d No Types Assigned https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/fa4fe7110566d8370983fa81f2b04a833339236d Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:nixos_project:nixos:17.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 05, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.science.uu.nl/pipermail/nix-dev/2017-April/023329.html [No Types Assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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