Is CVE-2019-3698 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-3698 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-3698?

CVE-2019-3698 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.7 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-3698?

CVE-2019-3698 has an EPSS score of 0.68% (48th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-3698?

Upgrade nagios to 3.0.6 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-3698

MEDIUM

5.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-59Link Following

How to fix

Remediation Available

nagiosNVD

Affected:< 3.0.6Fixed in:3.0.6CVE-2019-3698derived from NVD

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 ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.68%probability of exploitation in 30 days

48thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 48% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

bugzilla.suse.com

Third-Party Advisory2

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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.