CVE-2019-3982

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
ProductTenable Nessus
PublishedOct 23, 2019
First seenOct 23, 2019

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
tenable nessusv ≤ 8.6.0—

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