Denial of Service Vulnerability in Nessus by Tenable
CVE-2019-3982

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Tenable

Status
Tenable Nessus
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 October 2019

What is CVE-2019-3982?

A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in Nessus versions 8.6.0 and earlier due to insufficient validation of certain imported scan types. An authenticated remote attacker may exploit this flaw, leading to temporary unresponsiveness of the Nessus scanner, causing disruptions in vulnerability assessments and potentially delaying security-related tasks.

Affected Version(s)

Tenable Nessus All versions prior to 8.6.0

References

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-06
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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