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CVE-2019-3687 json

"easy" permission profile allows everyone execute dumpcap and read all network traffic

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-13322

cvss
4.0
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 19%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The permission package in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server allowed all local users to run dumpcap in the "easy" permission profile and sniff network traffic. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server permissions versions starting from 85c83fef7e017f8ab7f8602d3163786d57344439 to 081d081dcfaf61710bda34bc21c80c66276119aa.

Patch / fix

  • SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 081d081dcfaf61710bda34bc21c80c66276119aa
  • permissions SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 20181116-9.23.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2020:0547-1

  • permissions openSUSE Tumbleweed 1550_20210901.1550-29.2
  • permissions openSUSE Leap 15.3 20200127-lp153.24.3.1
  • permissions openSUSE Leap 15.1 20181116-lp151.4.12.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11165-1openSUSE-SU-2021:1520-1openSUSE-SU-2020:0302-1

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Exploit prediction

0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 1.9 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions

References

Sources

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