What is CVE-2019-3693?

CVE-2019-3693 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Leap 15.1, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2020-01-24.

How severe is CVE-2019-3693?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-3693 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Opensuse Leap 15.1

CVE-2019-3693

A symlink following vulnerability in the packaging of mailman in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12; openSUSE Leap 15.1 allowed local attackers to escalate their privileges from user wwwrun to root. Additional…

EPSS: 0.002 (37.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Opensuse Leap 15.1 — versions mailman
Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 — versions mailman
Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 — versions mailman

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2019-3693

References

openSUSE-SU-2020:0148 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
openSUSE-SU-2020:0156 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-3693?: CVE-2019-3693 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Leap 15.1, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2020-01-24.
How severe is CVE-2019-3693?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-3693 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.