cvelist/2019/3xxx/CVE-2019-3698.json

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        "DATE_PUBLIC": "2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z",
        "ID": "CVE-2019-3698",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC",
        "TITLE": "nagios cron job allows privilege escalation from user nagios to root"
    },
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                                        }
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                            {
                                "product_name": "SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11",
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                                            "version_name": "nagios",
                                            "version_value": "3.0.6-1.25.36.3.1"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    "vendor_name": "SUSE"
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                            {
                                "product_name": "Factory",
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                                        {
                                            "version_affected": "<=",
                                            "version_name": "nagios",
                                            "version_value": "4.4.5-2.1"
                                        }
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                    "vendor_name": "openSUSE"
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    "credit": [
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            "lang": "eng",
            "value": "Matthias Gerstner"
        }
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                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "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."
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            "availabilityImpact": "LOW",
            "baseScore": 5.7,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
            "integrityImpact": "NONE",
            "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "NONE",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L",
            "version": "3.1"
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            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')"
                    }
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            }
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    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "refsource": "SUSE",
                "name": "openSUSE-SU-2020:0500",
                "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00014.html"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "SUSE",
                "name": "openSUSE-SU-2020:0517",
                "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00022.html"
            },
            {
                "name": "https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1156309",
                "refsource": "CONFIRM",
                "url": "https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1156309"
            }
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    "source": {
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        "defect": [
            "1156309"
        ],
        "discovery": "INTERNAL"
    }
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