VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-3974
Nessus 8.5.2 and earlier on Windows platforms were found to contain an issue where certain system files could be overwritten arbitrarily, potentially creating a denial of service condition.
HIGH 8.1EPSS 1.82%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.82%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Nessus 8.5.2 and earlier on Windows platforms were found to contain an issue where certain system files could be overwritten arbitrarily, potentially creating a denial of service condition.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.82% probability · 77th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- tenable/nessus
- Source
- vulnreport@tenable.com
References
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-05Vendor Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-05Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.