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CVE-2019-3982 Details

Description

Nessus versions 8.6.0 and earlier were found to contain a Denial of Service vulnerability due to improper validation of specific imported scan types. An authenticated, remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to cause a Nessus scanner to become temporarily unresponsive.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-06 CVEVendor Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-06 [email protected]Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-20Improper Input Validation[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
tenable nessus
<= 8.6.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-3982
NVD Published Date:
Oct 23, 2019
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2019-3982 Details - Not Deferred