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CVE-2019-3693

Local privilege escalation from user wwwrun to root in the packaging of mailman

Published: Jan 24, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-59
7.7HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 70.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-59

Affected Products

SUSE
commercial·DE
mailmanOn-premWeb App
Communications / messaging-chat
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
openSUSE
oss-project·DE
backports sleOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Leap 15.1On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00059.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1154328
bugzilla.suse.com

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