What is CVE-2019-3687?

CVE-2019-3687 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 4.0/10. Published 2020-01-24.

How severe is CVE-2019-3687?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

CVE-2019-3687

The permission package in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server allowed all local users to run dumpcap in the "easy" permission profile and sniff network traffic. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server permissions versions starting from 85c83fef7e017f8ab7f8602d3163786d57344439 to 081d081dcfaf61710bda34bc21c80c66276119aa.

EPSS: 0.003 (19.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Suse Linux_enterprise_server
Suse Linux Enterprise Server — versions permissions

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

meissner@suse.de (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
meissner@suse.de (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-3687?: CVE-2019-3687 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 4.0/10. Published 2020-01-24.
How severe is CVE-2019-3687?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.0 out of 10.