CVE-2017-1000455 describes a vulnerability in GuixSD prior to Git commit 5e66574a128937e7f2fcf146d146225703ccfd5d, where incorrect use of POSIX hard links allowed the creation of setuid executables in "the store," undermining a core security principle of GNU Guix. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring low privileges, and resulting in high integrity impact but no confidentiality or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.13.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:guixsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.