CVE-2019-3697 HIGH

CVE-2019-3697: Local privilege escalation from user gnump3d to root

Vendor Opensuse
Product Leap 15.1
Weakness CWE-59
Published January 24, 2020
Last update September 17, 2024
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CVSS base score

7.7/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability in the packaging of gnump3d in openSUSE Leap 15.1 allows local attackers to escalate from user gnump3d to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Leap 15.1 gnump3d version 3.0-lp151.2.1 and prior versions.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 24, 2020 CVE published
September 17, 2024 Record updated