7.8

CVE-2019-3699: opensuse factory Link Following

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
Published 24-01-2020Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-3699 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Link Following vulnerability in opensuse factory. EPSS estimates a 0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.41%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 24-01-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of privoxy on openSUSE Leap 15.1, Factory allows local attackers to escalate from user privoxy to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Leap 15.1 privoxy version 3.0.28-lp151.1.1 and prior versions. openSUSE Factory privoxy version 3.0.28-2.1 and prior versions.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.41%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

34%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.41% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.41%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Opensuse2 products
Privoxy1 product
  • privoxy< 3.0.28-lp151.1.1 | < 3.0.28-2.1

2 vendors · 3 products

References

1 links