CVE-2019-3698

nagios cron job allows privilege escalation from user nagios to root

Severity Score

7.0

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Una vulnerabilidad de tipo UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following en el cronjob enviado con nagios de SUSE Linux Enterprise Server versión 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server versión 11; openSUSE Factory, permite a atacantes locales causar una DoS o escalar potencialmente privilegios al ganar una carrera. Este problema afecta: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server versión 12 nagios versión 3.5.1-5.27 y versiones anteriores. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 nagios versión 3.0.6-1.25.36.3.1 y versiones anteriores. openSUSE Factory nagios versión 4.4.5-2.1 y versiones anteriores.

*Credits: Matthias Gerstner

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2019-01-03 CVE Reserved
2020-02-28 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-09-16 CVE Updated
2024-09-16 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1156309	2024-09-16

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00014.html	2021-09-14
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00022.html	2021-09-14

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Nagios Search vendor "Nagios"	Nagios Search vendor "Nagios" for product "Nagios"	< 3.5.1 Search vendor "Nagios" for product "Nagios" and version " < 3.5.1"	-	Affected	in	Suse Search vendor "Suse"	Linux Enterprise Server Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server"	12 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server" and version "12"	-	Safe
Nagios Search vendor "Nagios"	Nagios Search vendor "Nagios" for product "Nagios"	< 3.0.6 Search vendor "Nagios" for product "Nagios" and version " < 3.0.6"	-	Affected	in	Suse Search vendor "Suse"	Linux Enterprise Server Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server"	11 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server" and version "11"	-	Safe
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Backports Sle Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Backports Sle"				15.0 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Backports Sle" and version "15.0"		sp1		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Leap Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap"				15.1 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap" and version "15.1"		-		Affected