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CVE-2019-3982

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 23, 2019 at 06:55 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:35 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNessus

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Nessus· Tenable Network Security
95%
v ≤ 8.6.0v < 8.6.0
Affected range stops below 8.6.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-06

CVSS

6.5MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20

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