CVE-2019-3833

Description

Openwsman, versions up to and including 2.6.9, are vulnerable to infinite loop in process_connection() when parsing specially crafted HTTP requests. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious HTTP request to cause denial of service to openwsman server.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.07% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: [UNKNOWN] openwsman
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1122623 issue tracking third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107367 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3833 issue tracking third party advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2V5HJ355RSKMFQ7GRJAHRZNDVXASF7TA/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B2HEZ7D7GF3HDF36JLGYXIK5URR66DS4/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CXQP7UDPRZIZ4LM7FEJCTC2EDUYVOR2J/ vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00006.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00065.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-3833?
CVE-2019-3833 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-3833?
To fix CVE-2019-3833, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-3833 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-3833 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-3833?
CVE-2019-3833 affects [UNKNOWN] openwsman.
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