VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-3982

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.78%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-10-23
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-20

Primary references