CVE-2019-3982
moderate-risk
Published 2019-10-23
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.
Do I need to act?
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0.68% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
6
CVSS 6.5/10
Medium
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (2)
Vendor Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-06
Vendor Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-06
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
24/34 · High
Exploitability
2/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal