Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-3698
UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the cronjob shipped with nagios of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11; openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to cause cause DoS or potentially escalate privileges by winning a race. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 nagios version 3.5.1-5.27 and prior versions. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 nagios version 3.0.6-1.25.36.3.1 and prior versions. openSUSE Factory nagios version 4.4.5-2.1 and prior versions.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2019-3698
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-3698
0.06%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 24 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2019-3698
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6.9
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.4
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10.0
|
NIST | |
|
5.7
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L |
1.4
|
4.2
|
SUSE | |
|
7.0
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.0
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2019-3698
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The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.Assigned by:
- meissner@suse.de (Primary)
- nvd@nist.gov (Secondary)
References for CVE-2019-3698
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00014.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:0500-1: moderate: Security update fMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1156309
Bug 1156309 – VUL-0: CVE-2019-3698: nagios: /etc/cron.weekly/nagios allows privilege escalation from nagios to rootExploit;Issue Tracking;Patch;Vendor Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00022.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:0517-1: moderate: Security update fMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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