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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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. Additionally arbitrary files could be changed to group mailman. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 mailman versions prior to 2.1.15-9.6.15.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 mailman versions prior to 2.1.17-3.11.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 mailman version 2.1.29-lp151.2.14 and prior versions.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 30th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- suse/mailman · opensuse/backports sle
- Source
- meissner@suse.de
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00059.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1154328Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00059.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1154328Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.