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CVE-2019-3699

Local privilege escalation from user privoxy to root

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of privoxy on openSUSE Leap 15.1, Factory allows local attackers to escalate from user privoxy to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Leap 15.1 privoxy version 3.0.28-lp151.1.1 and prior versions. openSUSE Factory privoxy version 3.0.28-2.1 and prior versions.

Una vulnerabilidad de tipo UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following en el empaquetado de privoxy en openSUSE Leap versión 15.1, Factory permite a atacantes locales escalar desde un usuario privoxy a root. Este problema afecta a: privoxy versión 3.0.28-lp151.1.1 y versiones anteriores, de openSUSE Leap versión 15.1 y privoxy versión 3.0.28-2.1 y versiones anteriores, de OpenSUSE Factory.

*Credits: Johannes Segitz of SUSE
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
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
  • 2020-01-24 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-09-16 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CAPEC
References (1)
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Privoxy
Search vendor "Privoxy"
Privoxy
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< 3.0.28-lp151.1.1
Search vendor "Privoxy" for product "Privoxy" and version " < 3.0.28-lp151.1.1"
-
Affected
in Opensuse
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Leap
Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap"
15.1
Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap" and version "15.1"
-
Safe
Privoxy
Search vendor "Privoxy"
Privoxy
Search vendor "Privoxy" for product "Privoxy"
< 3.0.28-2.1
Search vendor "Privoxy" for product "Privoxy" and version " < 3.0.28-2.1"
-
Affected
in Opensuse
Search vendor "Opensuse"
Factory
Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Factory"
--
Safe