PT-2019-16823 · Tenable · Nessus

Evan Grant · Published 2019-08-15 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2019-3974

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

8.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Nessus versions 8.5.2 and earlier

Description The issue allows certain system files to be overwritten arbitrarily, potentially creating a denial of service condition.

Recommendations For Nessus versions 8.5.2 and earlier, update to a version later than 8.5.2 to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-3974

Affected Products

Nessus

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3974 · Security Note
• https://tenable.com/security/tns-2019-05 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-3974 · Vendor Advisory