CVE-2019-3833

Name: CVE-2019-3833
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-03-14T22:29:01.29+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 15.24%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-3833 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 15.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.5/10

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

EPSS Probability

15.24%

96.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Openwsman Project	Openwsman	<= 2.6.9
Fedoraproject	Fedora	28
Fedoraproject	Fedora	29
Fedoraproject	Fedora	30
Opensuse	Leap	15.0
Opensuse	Leap	42.3

References

http://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1122623Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00065.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107367Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3833Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2V5HJ355RSKMFQ7GRJAHRZNDVXASF7TA/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B2HEZ7D7GF3HDF36JLGYXIK5URR66DS4/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CXQP7UDPRZIZ4LM7FEJCTC2EDUYVOR2J/
http://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1122623Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00065.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107367Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3833Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2V5HJ355RSKMFQ7GRJAHRZNDVXASF7TA/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B2HEZ7D7GF3HDF36JLGYXIK5URR66DS4/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CXQP7UDPRZIZ4LM7FEJCTC2EDUYVOR2J/

Timeline

Published: Mar 14, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-3833?

How severe is CVE-2019-3833?

CVE-2019-3833 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 15.24% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-3833?

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Source: NVD / NIST