CVE-2019-3688 is a vulnerability in Suse Linux Enterprise Server
Published on October 7, 2019
squid: /usr/sbin/pinger packaged with wrong permission
The /usr/sbin/pinger binary packaged with squid in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 before and including version 4.8-5.8.1 and in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 before and including 3.5.21-26.17.1 had squid:root, 0750 permissions. This allowed an attacker that compromissed the squid user to gain persistence by changing the binary
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2019-3688 is exploitable with local system access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
Incorrect Default Permissions
During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.
Products Associated with CVE-2019-3688
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Affected Versions
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15:- Version squid, <= 4.8-5.8.1 is affected.
- Version squid, <= 3.5.21-26.17.1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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