Buffer overflow in Wireshark
CVE-2019-13619
In Wireshark 3.0.0 to 3.0.2, 2.6.0 to 2.6.9, and 2.4.0 to 2.4.15, the ASN.1 BER dissector and related dissectors could crash. This was addressed in epan/asn1.c by properly restricting buffer increments.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.061 (93.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.061 · newest: 0.061 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wireshark
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 16.04, 18.04, 19.04
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 29, 30
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.0, 15.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2019-20.html (Vendor Advisory)
- code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/109293 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00068.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4133-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00008.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-13619?
- CVE-2019-13619 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wireshark, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-07-17.
- How severe is CVE-2019-13619?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.