CVE-2019-3699 Local privilege escalation from user privoxy to root

High 7.7 Published 24 Jan 2020 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Local attackers can escalate privileges from the privoxy user to root via symlink following in openSUSE packaging.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2019-3699?

CVE-2019-3699 is a high-severity vulnerability in openSUSE Factory, published on 24 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-3699?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Privoxy Privoxy.

How do I fix CVE-2019-3699?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-3699 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-3699 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3699 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j9ww-72pm-37h3.