#VU68336 UNIX symbolic link following in icinga - CVE-2019-3698 

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#VU68336 UNIX symbolic link following in icinga - CVE-2019-3698

Published: October 14, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU68336
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3698
CWE-ID: CWE-61
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
icinga
Software vendor:
SUSE

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue in the cronjob shipped with nagios. A local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link to a critical file on the system and overwrite it with privileges of the application.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in privilege escalation.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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