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CVE-2019-3698

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.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.7, requiring local system access to exploit but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), and limited availability for affected systems. Impacting 4 products from nagios, from suse, from opensuse and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2020-02-28T14:15:09.687

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:42:21.410

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-59
Type: Secondary
CWE-59

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	nagios	nagios	< 3.5.1	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_server	12	No
Application	nagios	nagios	< 3.0.6	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_server	11	No
Application	opensuse	backports_sle	15.0	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	leap	15.1	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00014.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00022.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1156309 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00014.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00022.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1156309 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For nagios's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.