Path Traversal in openSUSE Leap
CVE-2019-3696
A Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory vulnerability in the packaging of pcp of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5; openSUSE Leap 15.1 allows local user pcp to overwrite arbitrary files with arbitrary content. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP1 pcp versions prior to 4.3.1-3.5.3. SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15 pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15 pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-5.8.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4 pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-6.14.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 pcp versions prior to 3.11.9-6.14.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 pcp versions prior to 4.3.1-lp151.2.3.1.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.005 (38.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Opensuse Leap — versions 15.1
- Opensuse Leap 15.1 — versions pcp
- Opensuse Pcp
- Suse Linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing — versions 15.0
- Suse Linux_enterprise_server — versions 15
- Suse Linux_enterprise_software_development_kit — versions 12
- Suse Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-espos — versions pcp
- Suse Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ltss — versions pcp
- Suse Linux Enterprise Module For Development Tools 15 — versions pcp
- Suse Linux Enterprise Module For Development Tools 15-sp1 — versions pcp
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- meissner@suse.de (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-3696?
- CVE-2019-3696 is a high-severity vulnerability in openSUSE Leap, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2020-03-03.
- How severe is CVE-2019-3696?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.