Is CVE-2019-3689 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-3689 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-3689?

CVE-2019-3689 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.1 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-3689?

CVE-2019-3689 has an EPSS score of 1.52% (72th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-3689?

Upgrade nfs-utils on debian 11 to 1:1.3.4-3 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-3689

MEDIUMEPSS 72th pctl

5.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The nfs-utils package in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 before and including version 1.3.0-34.18.1 and in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 before and including version 2.1.1-6.10.2 the directory /var/lib/nfs is owned by statd:nogroup. This directory contains files owned and managed by root. If statd is compromised, it can therefore trick processes running with root privileges into creating/overwriting files anywhere on the system.

CWE-276

How to fix

Remediation Available

nfs-utilsDebian

Fixed in:1:1.3.4-3CVE-2019-3689

nfs-commonUbuntu

Fixed in:1:1.2.8-9ubuntu12.3USN-4400-1

Fixed in:1:1.3.4-2.1ubuntu5.3USN-4400-1

Fixed in:1:1.3.4-2.5ubuntu3.3USN-4400-1

nfs-utilsUbuntu

Fixed in:1:1.2.8-9ubuntu12.3USN-4400-1

Fixed in:1:1.3.4-2.1ubuntu5.3USN-4400-1

Fixed in:1:1.3.4-2.5ubuntu3.3USN-4400-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

1.52%probability of exploitation in 30 days

72ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 72% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

bugzilla.suse.com

Vendor Advisory2

Third-Party Advisory2

Other references1

git.linux-nfs.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-276 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2013-0632	Critical	9.8	94%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-11610	High	8.8	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-29919	Critical	9.1	60%	-	-
CVE-2019-17124	Critical	9.8	23%	-	-
CVE-2020-12608	High	7.8	22%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-3437	Critical	9.8	16%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.