FKIE_CVE-2019-3699
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-01-24 13:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 02:35
Severity
7.7 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/
Summary
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.
References
| URL | Tags | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| meissner@suse.de | https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157449 | Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory | |
| af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157449 | Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory |
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