CVE-2019-18932

Name: CVE-2019-18932
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2020-01-21T18:15:12.89+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7/10EPSS 0.25%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-18932 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7/10 on the CVSS scale. log.c in Squid Analysis Report Generator (sarg) through 2.3.11 allows local privilege escalation. By default, it uses a fixed temporary directory /tmp/sarg. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

log.c in Squid Analysis Report Generator (sarg) through 2.3.11 allows local privilege escalation. By default, it uses a fixed temporary directory /tmp/sarg. As the root user, sarg creates this directory or reuses an existing one in an insecure manner. An attacker can pre-create the directory, and place symlinks in it (after winning a /tmp/sarg/denied.int_unsort race condition). The outcome will be corrupted or newly created files in privileged file system locations.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.25%

16.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Update
Squid Analysis Report Generator Project	Squid Analysis Report Generator	<= 2.3.11	—
Opensuse	Backports Sle	15.0	Sp1
Opensuse	Leap	15.1	—

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00051.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00063.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/20/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/20/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/20/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/20/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/27/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1150554Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q1/23Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-32Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/projects/sarg/Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00051.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00063.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/20/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/20/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/20/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/20/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/27/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1150554Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2020/q1/23Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-32Third Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/projects/sarg/Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 21, 2020
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-18932?

How severe is CVE-2019-18932?

CVE-2019-18932 has a CVSS score of 7/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.25% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-18932?

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Source: NVD / NIST