CVE-2019-3699

Local privilege escalation from user privoxy to root

Published Jan 24, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-13334 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
suse
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 9:02 PM
Reserved
Jan 3, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 24, 2020, 1:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:35 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jan 24, 2020, 12:00 AM