Vigil@nce - Nessus: denial of service via File Overwritte
October 2019 by Vigil@nce
This bulletin was written by Vigil@nce : https://vigilance.fr/offer/Computer-vulnerability-database-and-alert
SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
– Impacted products: Nessus.
– Severity: 2/4.
– Consequences: denial of service on service, denial of service on
client.
– Provenance: user account.
– Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
– Creation date: 14/08/2019.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can trigger a fatal error via File Overwritte of
Nessus, in order to trigger a denial of service.
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https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Nessus-denial-of-service-via-File-Overwritte-30054