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TI-2019-02845 Aliases CVE-2019-3833GHSA-6gg2-jx5v-58c2

Infinite loop in [UNKNOWN] openwsman

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-835Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 10 fixed, 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-835.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.15243 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 10 fixed, 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
[UNKNOWN]openwsmanversions up to and including 2.6.9—No fix listedCNA
  • openwsman Vendor[UNKNOWN] Affected versions up to and including 2.6.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openwsman_project:openwsman:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.6.9VulnerableOpenwsman Project
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*28VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*29VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*30VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*42.3VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:openwsman_project:openwsman:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.6.9 Vulnerable ·Openwsman Project
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 28 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 29 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 30 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 42.3 Vulnerable ·openSUSE

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2020:4689 Released 2020-11-04 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    openwsman security update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) libwsman-devel-2.6.5-7.el8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) libwsman1-2.6.5-7.el8, openwsman-2.6.5-7.el8, openwsman-client-2.6.5-7.el8 +2
  • RHSA-2020:3940 Released 2020-09-29 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    openwsman security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) libwsman1-2.6.3-7.git4391e5c.el7, openwsman-2.6.3-7.git4391e5c.el7, openwsman-client-2.6.3-7.git4391e5c.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) libwsman-devel-2.6.3-7.git4391e5c.el7, openwsman-perl-2.6.3-7.git4391e5c.el7, openwsman-python-2.6.3-7.git4391e5c.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) libwsman1-2.6.3-7.git4391e5c.el7, openwsman-2.6.3-7.git4391e5c.el7, openwsman-client-2.6.3-7.git4391e5c.el7 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) libwsman-devel-2.6.3-7.git4391e5c.el7, openwsman-perl-2.6.3-7.git4391e5c.el7, openwsman-ruby-2.6.3-7.git4391e5c.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) libwsman1-2.6.3-7.git4391e5c.el7, libwsman1-2.6.3-7.git4391e5c.el7.ppc, openwsman-2.6.3-7.git4391e5c.el7 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) libwsman-devel-2.6.3-7.git4391e5c.el7, libwsman-devel-2.6.3-7.git4391e5c.el7.ppc, openwsman-perl-2.6.3-7.git4391e5c.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) libwsman1-2.6.3-7.git4391e5c.el7, openwsman-2.6.3-7.git4391e5c.el7, openwsman-client-2.6.3-7.git4391e5c.el7 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) libwsman-devel-2.6.3-7.git4391e5c.el7, openwsman-perl-2.6.3-7.git4391e5c.el7, openwsman-ruby-2.6.3-7.git4391e5c.el7

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    [UNKNOWN] openwsman — openSUSE-SU-2019:1111

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2019-02828 Path traversal in [UNKNOWN] openwsmanPriority MEDIUM 48
    Show all 2 records → Advisory →
  • Advisory ·

    [UNKNOWN] openwsman — openSUSE-SU-2019:1217

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2019-02828 Path traversal in [UNKNOWN] openwsmanPriority MEDIUM 48
    Show all 2 records → Advisory →
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  • Advisory ·

    [UNKNOWN] openwsman — FEDORA-2019-348166f7fd

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2019-02828 Path traversal in [UNKNOWN] openwsmanPriority MEDIUM 48
    Show all 2 records → Advisory →
  • Advisory ·

    [UNKNOWN] openwsman — FEDORA-2019-64b384de9b

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2019-02828 Path traversal in [UNKNOWN] openwsmanPriority MEDIUM 48
    Show all 2 records → Advisory →
  • Advisory ·

    [UNKNOWN] openwsman — FEDORA-2019-af0cd1b8f7

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2019-02828 Path traversal in [UNKNOWN] openwsmanPriority MEDIUM 48
    Show all 2 records → Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) DirectorAffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) DirectorAffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2020:4689
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2020:4689
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:3940
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:3940
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:3940
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:3940
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:3940
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:3940
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:3940
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:3940
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Virtualization 4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-3833
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6gg2-jx5v-58c2

References

Advisory 7

Sources

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